This paper identifies and evaluates a range of arguments for host countries placing limits or restrictions on foreign ownership of facilities-based telecommunications carriers. Both economic and non-economic arguments are inferred and essentially rejected, either because foreign ownership...

Border security-related costs and delays incurred by shippers have been cited by some observers as a significant impediment to trade between Canada and the United States. In fact, there is relatively little empirical evidence evaluating this concern. While there is some evidence that costs of...

Outsourcing is an increasingly important initiative being pursued by corporations in North America and Europe in pursuit of improved efficiency. This paper provides a conceptual framework to assist managers in identifying and implementing outsourcing decisions. In particular, the framework...

A strongly held piece of conventional wisdom is that liberalizing barriers to international trade stimulates increased competition, which, in tum, promotes lower domestic prices and increased efficiency. Against this background, competition policy authorities seem to be taking a relatively...

The Canadian system of publicly provided health care has been praised for its cost containment attributes. Conventional cost measures do not identify costs associated with rationing access to medical facilities. This paper explores the economic relevance of hospital waiting lists and offers...

The harmonisation of international accounting and disclosure practices is an important policy issue. This paper investigates the extent to which voluntary disclosure practices by Japanese firms converged since the late 1980s. Convergence of voluntary disclosure suggests that Japanese firms...

In Governance, Multinationals and Growth, leading scholars celebrate and build upon the pioneering work of Edward Safarian on multinational enterprises and foreign direct investment. The book explores the linkages among multinationals and foreign direct investment, corporate and public...