Incidence of the 1996 U.S.–Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement among Landowners, Loggers, and Lumber Manufacturers in the U.S. South

Kncidence of the 1996 U.s.-canada Softwood Llumber Agreement among Llandowners, Lloggers, and Llumber Manufacturers in the U.s. South

A framework was developed to estimate the welfare incidence of the 1996 U.S .-Canada Softwood Lumb~r Agreem~nt among producers in two-processing-stage markets-timberland owners, loggers, and lumber manulacturers-m the U.S. South. Timberland owners are the largest beneficiary whereas lumber manufacturers ?re the second and loggers the least. Empirically, without considering substitution effects ...

U.S.-Canada softwood lumber trade disputes and lumber price volatility

In the last 20 years, U.S.-Canada trade in forest products has received a great deal of attention on both sides of the border, as well as in international organizations such as the World Trade Organization. A dispute regarding softwood lumber imported from Canada to the United States, a $7 billion business in 1999, has been the most controversial. People involved in the dispute have described i...

The Effects Of The 1996 U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement On The Industrial Users Of Lumber: An Event Study

Welfare impacts of the 1996 United States – Canada Softwood Lumber (trade) Agreement

This paper investigates welfare impacts of the 1996 United States – Canada Softwood Lumber (trade) Agreement (SLA), which set up a tariff-regulated quota system to restrict softwood lumber export from Canada to the United States. An aggregate price model is used to estimate the price impact of the SLA, and the implied quantity and welfare effects are examined. The results show that while the an...

403 From Senators to the President : Solve the Lumber Problem or Else

This paper uses key events associated in the two decade-long U.S.-Canada softwood lumber trade dispute to present the dynamic relationship between U.S. Congress and Administration in international trade policy. We have found that the Administration responded quickly to several letters from a group of U.S. Senators demanding a solution to the lumber problem. We used a roll call analysis to analy...