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Regional Economic Integration: The Canada-U.S. Experience

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  • Steven Globerman

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This paper assesses the nature and degree of bilateral economic integration preceding and following the implementation of the Canada- U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSTA). Various price-based and quantity- based indicators of economic integration are assessed. Results vary depending upon the indicator; however, on balance, the results provide only modest evidence of incremental integration in the post-CUSTA period. The findings serve as a caution against managers and policymakers assuming that regional integration is an inevitable dynamic and basing strategies and policies around this assumption.

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  • Steven Globerman, 2004. "Regional Economic Integration: The Canada-U.S. Experience," International Trade 0406003, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:wpa:wuwpit:0406003
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    economic integration; free trade agreements; trade; foreign direct investment; price convergence.;
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