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The Canada-United States productivity puzzle: regional evidence of the pulp and paper industry, 1971-2005.
- Source :
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Canadian Journal of Forest Research . 2017, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p735-742. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We analyze the total factor productivity (TFP) of the pulp and paper industry in three Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec) and in three United States (US) states that are contiguously located south of the border (Washington, Illinois, and Maine) over the period of 1971 to 2005. We find that the industry in the three Canadian provinces had much higher TFP growth rates in the era following the Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in 1988. In terms of productivity level, this relative TFP surge allowed the industry in Ontario and British Columbia to move ahead of Illinois and Washington, respectively; however, Quebec trailed further Maine, which is the overall leader in the sample. Our results in this particular case reveal that the Canadian pulp and paper industry did not contribute to the overall Canada-US productivity gap. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00455067
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123279034
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2016-0511