The Effect of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement on Canadian Multilateral Trade Liberalization

Joseph Mai and Andrey Stoyanov

Working Papers from York University, Department of Economics

Abstract: In this paper show that the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) tari¤ preferences have triggered a decline in Canadian external tariffs, explaining a two percentage point reduction in the average tariff between 1989 and 1998. Next, we found that industries which generate the least export rent to the US firms experienced deeper tariff cuts in Canada; this result provides evidence of cooperation in trade policies between the US and Canada. Finally, we estimate the e¤ect of the CUSFTA on the intensity of industrial lobbying for trade policy in Canada and find no relationship between preferential trade liberalization and lobbying activity.

Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2014-02-02
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