An investigation into the level of intra-industry trade between Canada and the United States, 1968-80 /

An investigation into the level of intra-industry trade between Canada and the United States, 1968-80 /

Trade in similar products or intra-industry trade results from scale economies and consumer preferences, rather than from conventional forces of comparative advantage. This paper attempts to quantify the importance of intra-industry exchange between Canada and the United States. The analysis deals p...

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Main Author: Justus, Martha
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1992
Subjects:
Canada > Commerce > United States
United States > Commerce > United States
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.606532014-02-13T03:50:58ZAn investigation into the level of intra-industry trade between Canada and the United States, 1968-80 /Justus, MarthaCanada -- Commerce -- United StatesUnited States -- Commerce -- United StatesTrade in similar products or intra-industry trade results from scale economies and consumer preferences, rather than from conventional forces of comparative advantage. This paper attempts to quantify the importance of intra-industry exchange between Canada and the United States. The analysis deals primarily with measurement, but an attempt to identify the determinants of the phenomenon is also made.The results suggest that intra-industry trade represents a significant and increasing share of Canada's trade with the United States. Although part of this can be explained by idiosyncratic causes, the importance of two-way trade within manufacturing requires additional explanation.McGill University1992Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenalephsysno: 001288666proquestno: AAIMM74489Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Arts (Department of Economics.) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=60653
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United States -- Commerce -- United States
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United States -- Commerce -- United States
Justus, Martha
An investigation into the level of intra-industry trade between Canada and the United States, 1968-80 /
description Trade in similar products or intra-industry trade results from scale economies and consumer preferences, rather than from conventional forces of comparative advantage. This paper attempts to quantify the importance of intra-industry exchange between Canada and the United States. The analysis deals primarily with measurement, but an attempt to identify the determinants of the phenomenon is also made. === The results suggest that intra-industry trade represents a significant and increasing share of Canada's trade with the United States. Although part of this can be explained by idiosyncratic causes, the importance of two-way trade within manufacturing requires additional explanation.
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title An investigation into the level of intra-industry trade between Canada and the United States, 1968-80 /
title_short An investigation into the level of intra-industry trade between Canada and the United States, 1968-80 /
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