Border security and Canadian exports to the United States: Evidence and policy implications

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-186

  Globerman, Steven ^a,b   Storer, Paul ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

9 11; Border security; Costs; Exports; Trade flows

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; EXPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NATIONAL SECURITY; TERRORISM; TRADE FLOW; TRADE POLICY; TRADE RELATIONS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350378870     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cpp.35.2.171     Document Type: Article

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