Rent seeking: the potash dispute between Canada and the United States

Despite the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement, border disputes involving agricultural trade are common. A theoretical basis for the 1987 U.S. countervailing duty case against Canadian exports of potash is developed using excess capacity arguments. Empirically, within a rent-seeking context,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of agricultural economics 1991-05, Vol.73 (2), p.255-265
Hauptverfasser:	Picketts, V.J. (Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food), Schmitz, A, Schmitz, T.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ABONOS POTASICOS agricultural trade ALQUILERES Business structures CANADA COMERCIO COMMERCE COMPETENCIA ECONOMICA CONCURRENCE ECONOMIQUE CONTROL DE IMPORTACIONES Countervailing duties ECONOMIC COMPETITION Economic rent ENGRAIS POTASSIQUE ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA ETATS UNIS Farm exports IMPORT CONTROLS LOYER Marginal costs MARKET PRICES Market share MINERALES MINERALS MINERAUX Potash POTASH FERTILIZERS PRECIOS DE MERCADO Pricing strategies PRIX DE MARCHE producer rents Producer surplus Q170 Rent-seeking RENTS RESTRICTION A L'IMPORTATION TRADE U.S.A USA user rents
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Zusammenfassung:	Despite the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement, border disputes involving agricultural trade are common. A theoretical basis for the 1987 U.S. countervailing duty case against Canadian exports of potash is developed using excess capacity arguments. Empirically, within a rent-seeking context, the U.S. potash producers gained far less from their legal action against Canada than did U.S. farmers who are significant users of Canadian potash.
ISSN:	0002-9092 1467-8276
DOI:	10.2307/1242710