The geography of the Canada-United States border effect

Regional Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 579-594

  Andresen, Martin A ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Border effect; Canada united states; Gravity equation; International trade

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC RELATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953096015     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802508794     Document Type: Article

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