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The Year-Over-Year Decline In Southbound Freight At The Canada-Us Border, Border Policy Research Institute
The Year-Over-Year Decline In Southbound Freight At The Canada-Us Border, Border Policy Research Institute
Border Policy Research Institute Publications
This article examines truck- and rail-borne freight flows at five land ports-of-entry along the Canada – U.S. border: Blaine, WA; Sweetgrass, MT; Detroit, MI; Buffalo, NY; and Champlain, NY. The five ports were chosen to provide geographic diversity, as well as a range of sizes. Together, these five ports handled 53 percent of the truck-borne freight entering the U.S. from Canada in December 2007, so the trends found at these ports likely are representative of the situation along the entire border. A year-over-year methodology was used in order to account for background seasonal variations. Rather than examining the value of …
Border Barometer, Border Policy Research Institute, University Of Buffalo Regional Institute
Border Barometer, Border Policy Research Institute, University Of Buffalo Regional Institute
Border Policy Research Institute Publications
This inaugural Border Barometer provides a preliminary context for officials to consider when thinking about strengthening collaboration to enhance security and competitiveness, as well as the appropriate mechanism for accomplishing these goals. Data collected thus far tell a Northern-border-wide story of increased Canada-US economic interdependence amidst a decline in social interaction.
Streamlining Of Nafta Tariffs: Benefits For Washington State, Aaron Hayman, Paul Storer
Streamlining Of Nafta Tariffs: Benefits For Washington State, Aaron Hayman, Paul Storer
Border Policy Research Institute Publications
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) is an initiative launched in 2005 by the leaders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States to promote security and prosperity through cooperation and sharing of information. One component of the prosperity agenda is a Working Group on the movement of goods which was created to pursue the following objectives: … lower the transaction costs of trade in goods by liberalizing the requirements for obtaining duty-free treatment under NAFTA, including through the reduction of “rules of origin” costs on goods traded between our countries. Each country should have in place procedures …