The research results which are presented in this paper aimed to verify the theory which claims that there is a significant relationship between financial market integration on international scale, financial development and economic growth. Our research focused not on the entire financial market but on the segment of equity securities (shares and investment certificates) and debt securities (cor...

The North American Free Trade Agreement appeared to promise economic growth for Mexico and improved living conditions for its people. While the Mexican economy has recovered significantly from its post-NAFTA collapse, there is mounting evidence that many of the pre-NAFTA warnings of worsening poverty and deteriorating environmental conditions were true, if exaggerated. However one interprets th...