This study investigates the factors that impact the duration of trade relationships in U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable imports. We employ both the survival analysis (KM estimates and Cox PH model) as well as a count data model. The preliminary results indicate that SPS treatment requirements...

The size and duration of the U.S. bilateral trade deficit with Japan has raised concern from both politicians and the general public. This paper seeks to investigate the behavior of this deficit by conducting stationarity tests on the deficit and tests for long-run relationships between U.S....