CANADIAN FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND THE PITTSBURGH REGIONAL ECONOMY

Sabina Deitrick and Clyde Mitchell-Weaver
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Sabina Deitrick: University of Pittsburgh, USA
Clyde Mitchell-Weaver: University of Pittsburgh, USA

Region et Developpement, 1999, vol. 10, 57-90

Abstract: This article provides an analysis of the impact of Canadian foreign direct investment on the Pittsburgh regional economy. We focus on the specific behavior of Canadian multinational firms in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the influence of the Canada/U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement on their actions, the economic dynamics of the Pittsburgh region, and the policy implications of our analysis for state and local decision makers. In general, Canadian FDI has had only a modest impact on the regional economy, and NAFTA may have discouraged further investment in production facilities in the area.

Keywords: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; PENNSYLVANIA; CANADA; NAFTA; REGIONAL ECONOMIES; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O R (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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