Internal Trade in Canada : Case for Liberalization /

This paper assesses the costs of internal trade barriers and proposes policies to improve internal trade. Estimates suggest that complete liberalization of internal trade in goods can increase GDP per capita by about 4 percent and reallocate employment towards provinces that experience large product...

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Main Author: Alvarez, Jorge
Other Authors: Krznar, Ivo, Tombe, Trevor
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/158
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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