The United States and Canada: The Quest for Free Trade an Examination of Selected Issues (Policy Analyses in International Economics)
(Canada is the largest trading partner of the United State...)
Canada is the largest trading partner of the United States, and the two governments have begun negotiations for a free trade agreement which would tie their relationship even closer. This study analyzes the difficult problems that must be addressed in the negotiations - including quite different perceptions in the two countries of what constitutes fair trade. It suggests several possible ways of reducing differences over subsidies and countervailing duties. It also addresses the exchange rate relationship between the two dollars, and how this affects the trade outlook.
An appendix by John Williamson calculated a fundamental equilibrium exhange rate for the Canadian dollar.
Gordon Paul Wonnacott, Canadian Economics educator. Fellow Brooking Institute, 1957-1958, Ford Foundation, 1963-1964; visiting fellow Institute International Economics, 1986, 93-94. Member American Economics Association.
Background
Wonnacott, Gordon Paul was born on March 16, 1933 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of Gordon Elliott and Muriel Johnston Wonnacott.
Education
Bachelor, U. Western Ontario, 1955;
Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1957;
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1959.
Career
Instructor, assistant professor economics, Columbia University, New York City, 1958-1962;
associate professor then professor economics, U. Maryland., College Pk., 1962-1991. Member President's Council Economics Advisers, 1991-1993. Alan Holmes visiting professor economics Middlebury College, since 1994.
Member research staff Royal Commission Banking and Finance, Toronto, 1962. Senior staff economist Council Economics Advisers, Washington, 1968-1970. Associate director division international finance Federal Reserve Board, Washington, 1974-1975.
Visiting scholar Office International Monetary Research, United States.Treasury, 1980. Economics adviser to Under Secretary of State, 1990-1991.
Achievements
Gordon Paul Wonnacott has been listed as a noteworthy Economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.