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Alberta's Export Experience Under Free Trade Agreements: 1988 - 2007

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  • Rolf Mirus

    (Western Centre for Economic Research, School of Business, University of Alberta)

  • Hande Tanerguclu

    (Western Centre for Economic Research, School of Business, University of Alberta)

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This report focuses on the export performance of Alberta since the entry into force of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 1989, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, and free trade agreements with Chile, Israel and Costa Rica in 1997, 1997 and 2002, respectively. These agreements were negotiated to improve the market access for Canadian producers, and it is the purpose of this report to pursue the extent to which these trade agreements have achieved their objective for Alberta-based exporters. Exports are valued in Canadian dollars unless stated otherwise and are classified using the Harmonized System (HS), the internationally standardized product categorization developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO). The data sources are the World Trade Atlas, compiled by Global Trade Information Services Inc., the Trade Information Enquiry Retrieval System (TIERS) of Statistics Canada, and Statistics Canada’s population and employment figures.

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  • Rolf Mirus & Hande Tanerguclu, 2008. "Alberta's Export Experience Under Free Trade Agreements: 1988 - 2007," Information Bulletins 1115, Western Centre for Economic Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:alb:series:1115
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    Keywords

    Alberta; Export; Free Trade; Nafta; Trading Partners;
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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