Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
2006
Keywords
Economic Relationships, Border Security, Human Mobility
Abstract
For many years it was believed that the US-Canada exchange rate was the dominant factor affecting the number of Canadians driving south to visit Washington State. When the Canadian dollar was strong in the early 1990s, border crossing were high. The Canadian dollar weakened relative to the US dollar in the mid and late 1990s, and border crossings likewise fell. However, when the Canadian dollar began to strengthen in 2003, border crossings did not increase as expected. While a number of possible reasons have been suggested, most attention has been given to increased border security in the wake of 9/11.
Volume
2
Issue
February
Recommended Citation
Border Policy Research Institute and Hodges, Hart, "Explaining the Decline in Border Crossings Since 1990" (2006). Border Policy Research Institute Publications. 66.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/bpri_publications/66
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Border crossing--Economic aspects--Washington (State); Border crossing--Economic aspects--British Columbia
Geographic Coverage
Washington (State); British Columbia
Genre/Form
technical reports
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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