In this paper we utilize a three component model of the automotive industry to simulate the impacts of various trade policy scenarios, such as changes in tariffs and quotas, on the U.S. and Canadian motor vehicle sectors as compared to their Japanese competitors. The three components are a cost...

In this paper we analyse the Canada-U.S. Auto Pact, a selectivetrade liberalization agreement which created a duty-free North Americanmarket for the major U.S. multinational automobile producers, butcontinued to protect them from offshore producers. The new internationaltrade/I.O. literature...

In this paper we utilize a three component model of the automotive industry to simulate the impacts of various trade policy scenarios, such as changes in tariffs and quotas, on the U.S. and Canadian motor vehicle sectors as compared to their Japanese competitors. The three components are a cost...