In this paper we estimate the benefit for the ageing North countries of diversifying some of its trade away from the other North countries in favour of the South countries. To this end we use a six-region overlapping generations model that takes into account the demographic trends of the 21st...

This paper develops a new data set using a new accounting methodology called National Transfer Accounts (NTA). NTA permit to build an accounting system that takes consideration the factor age into national accounts. NTA are consistent with national accounts and allows the estimation of lifecycle...

The objectives of this research are to develop a multi-region multi-sector CGE model with FDI that will allow assessing the impact of security measures on the Canadian and U.S. economies. We assess the impact in terms of Canada-U.S. bilateral trade and foreign direct investment, but also in...

This paper shows that when moving from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to a Customs Union (CU), the general equilibrium impacts on Canadian GDP and welfare, of removing Rules of Origin (ROO), are potentially larger than the small effects resulting from the adoption of a common...