Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
2010
Keywords
Trade, Economic Relationships, Comparative Analyses
Abstract
In recent years, private sector managers in both Canada and the United States have expressed concerns about a “thickening” of the Canada-U.S. border with resulting adverse consequences for continued integration of the North American economy and, more specifically, for Canada-U.S. trade. Several factors have been identified as particularly relevant contributors to higher costs associated with bilateral trade. They include more frequent and closer inspection of goods crossing the border owing to stricter health and safety regulations and heightened security against acts of terrorism. The added delays and uncertainties imposed upon commercial shipments, particularly from Canada to the U.S., arguably add to the costs of shipping goods across the border, thereby discouraging trade at the margin.
Volume
9
Issue
June
Recommended Citation
Globerman, Steven and Storer, Paul, "Geographic and Temporal Variations in Freight Costs for U.S. Imports from Canada: Measurement and Analysis" (2010). Border Policy Research Institute Publications. 80.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/bpri_publications/80
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Freight and freightage--United States--Costs; Freight and freightage--Canada--Costs; Freight and Freightage--Security measures--United States; Freight and Freightage--Security measures--Canada
Geographic Coverage
United States; Canada
Genre/Form
technical reports
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Included in
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