Were high import tariffs somehow related to the strong U.S. economic growth during the late nineteenth century? This paper examines this frequently mentioned but controversial question and investigates the channels by which tariffs could have promoted growth during this period. The paper shows...

It is sometimes said that every country has a S. 301, and Canada is no exception. Section 59(2) of Canada`s Customs Tariff allows the Canadian government to take a broad range of measures against foreign goods and services in order to enforce Canada`s rights under a trade agreement or to counter...

On October 27, 1999, the Copyright Board of Canada issued its “Tariff 22” decision regarding the legal implications of distributing music over the Internet. The Board had to decide for the first time whether the transmission of music from a server — where the work is rendered available to...

In this paper, I use Canadian micro-data on individual workers to investigate the effect on wages of the tariff reductions mandated by the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA). The literature on industry wage premia has revealed that the industry of employment is an important determinant of...