Introduction: The Centrality of Regulation to Trade Politics -- How Regulations Became the Crux of Trade Politics -- Competitiveness and Death: Explaining the Negotiations over Regulatory Trade Barriers -- Automobiles and Regulatory Regionalism in North America and Europe -- Mad-Cow Regulations...

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 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...