Since NAFTA was signed, Mexico saw the productivity of its firms:
A) decrease in the nonmaquiladora plants.
B) decrease in the maquiladora plants.
C) increase in the maquiladora plants at a faster pace than in the nonmaquiladora plants.
D) increase in the maquiladora plants at a slower pace than in the nonmaquiladora plants.

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Studies have shown that after NAFTA was signed, productivity in maquiladora plants (which are foreign-owned assembly plants in Mexico that use imported materials) increased at a faster pace compared to nonmaquiladora plants.

Since NAFTA Was Signed, Mexico Saw the Productivity of Its