This paper studies stylized business cycle properties of household production in four industrialized countries (Canada …

This paper examines the effect of the major Canada-U.S. trade agreements on the dynamics of business cycles and … productivity in Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its predecessor, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement … business cycles in Canada and the United States since the early 1980s, country-specific and idiosyncratic factors remain …