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North American
Integration.
The NAI series: original research on customs modernization, industrial strategy, and the employment exposure behind North American trade. Every report is evidence first.
9publications
8reports
4co-authored
2024–25published
Crossing Paths 2024: Insights into U.S. International TradeTrade Integration at Risk: Employment Impacts from Tariffs in the USAThe Binational Customs AgencyTrade Integration at Risk: Tariff Impact on State Employment, CanadaTrade Integration at Risk: Employment Impacts from Tariffs in MexicoUSMCA Tariff Impact Analysis: Trilateral Summary, 9.9 Million JobsToward a North American Industrial Strategy (NAICC)The North American Digital Infrastructure Coordination Initiative (NADICI)Crossing Paths 2025: Insights into U.S. International Trade
Crossing Paths · Dec 2025 · latestCrossing Paths 2025: Insights into U.S. International Trade
The North American Integration program examines the structural challenges facing the U.S.–Mexico–Canada corridor. Each report grounds its policy recommendations in original data analysis, published with the Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development.
Crossing Paths 2025: Insights into U.S. International TradeThe annual deep-dive into U.S. international trade flows: ports, partners, commodities, and the year the tariff era reshaped them.Crossing PathsDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D.PDF →The North American Digital Infrastructure Coordination Initiative (NADICI)Shared standards for cybersecurity, data governance, and AI-enabled trade interoperability, the digital backbone integration needs for the agentic-AI era.InstitutionsDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D.PDF →Toward a North American Industrial Strategy (NAICC)A structured case for a trilateral institution to align industrial policy, workforce development, and innovation across the three countries.InstitutionsDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D.PDF →USMCA Tariff Impact Analysis: Trilateral Summary, 9.9 Million JobsThe executive summary of the three-country series: 9.9 million jobs across the U.S. (4.3M), Mexico (4.1M), and Canada (1.5M) exposed to trade disruption.Employment seriesDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D. · Heleodoro LozanoPDF →Trade Integration at Risk: Employment Impacts from Tariffs in MexicoThe Mexican leg: 4.1 million jobs tied to North American trade, mapped state by state.Employment seriesDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D. · Heleodoro LozanoPDF →Trade Integration at Risk: Tariff Impact on State Employment, CanadaThe Canadian leg of the trilateral employment series: 1.5 million jobs tied to North American trade, mapped by province and sector.Employment seriesDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D. · Heleodoro LozanoPDF →The Binational Customs AgencyThe white paper proposing a unified U.S.–Mexico customs operations framework that separates security from commercial facilitation, with the U.S.-Mexico Foundation.InstitutionsDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D.PDF →Trade Integration at Risk: Employment Impacts from Tariffs in the USAThe U.S. leg: 4.3 million American jobs exposed to trade disruption, mapped state by state.Employment seriesDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D. · Heleodoro LozanoPDF →Crossing Paths 2024: Insights into U.S. International TradeThe 2024 edition of the annual trade compendium, the data foundation for the Texas Center's reporting year.Crossing PathsDaniel Covarrubias, Ph.D.PDF →