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Dynamics of the U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Trade: Market and Welfare Effects of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement

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  • Baek, Jungho

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This article examines the effects of macroeconomic variables (i.e., housing starts, disposable income, and the exchange rate), market variables (i.e., lumber price and wage rate) and the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA06) on U.S. lumber imports from Canada. It also looks at the welfare consequences of the SLA06. Results suggest that macroeconomic variables are more important than lumber price in determining the bilateral trade in softwood lumber. It is also found that, although the SLA06 has a significant negative effect on lumber imports from Canada, the market and welfare impacts of the trade restriction are moderate.

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  • Baek, Jungho, 2011. "Dynamics of the U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Trade: Market and Welfare Effects of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement," Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade, vol. 12(2), pages 1-13, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ecjilt:117820
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.117820
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    1. Giridhar Myneni & Jeffrey H. Dorfman & Glenn C. W. Ames, 1994. "Welfare Impacts of the Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Trade Dispute: Beggar Thy Consumer Trade Policy," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 42(3), pages 261-271, November.
    2. Noel D. Uri & Roy Boyd, 1990. "Estimating the Regional Demand for Softwood Lumber in the United States," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 12(1), pages 137-147.
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