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

Rolf Mirus and Hande Tanerguclu
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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

No 1115, Information Bulletins from Western Centre for Economic Research

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Alberta; Export; Free Trade; Nafta; Trading Partners (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2008-07
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