The effect of FDI on agriculture and food trade : Effect of foreign direct investment on agriculture and food trade

Given the importance of the trade relationship between the two countries, the level of U. S. FDI in the Canadian agriculture and food sector, and the on-going trade disputes, this sector offers a prime. [...] The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the level of United States - Canada agricultural product trade and U. S. FDI into the Canadian agriculture and food sector. [...] For any given level of production efficiency in the two countries, the greater the mobility of capital the higher the volume of trade. [...] The trade data includes the value of Canadian exports to the United States and the value of Canadian imports from the United States for each 3 digit. [...] Total trade represents the value of Canadian exports to the United States plus the value of Canadian imports from the United States.