ISBN: 0662644387 9780662644385

Category: Business & Economics / Commercial Policy

Page count: 105

This paper assesses the impact of the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Canadian manufacturing during the 1989-1996 period. The estimated effects of the tariff concessions are calculated for manufacturing as a whole as well as for the most impacted industries (those industries faced with the largest tariff cuts). The paper examines impacts on a number of performance indicators, including employment, earnings, trade, output, number of plants, and productivity.