Panel Remarks: Canada, United States, and European Union -- Out of Sync on Trade Agreements? Or Sympatico?

Abstract

In remarks offered during the March 2016 Canada-United States Law Institute Annual Symposium, Professor Colares offered a brief, somber analysis of the weak 2009-16 economic recovery under "liquidity trap" conditions and under a multilateral trade system that eroded trade remedies while global excess supply and new trade barriers remained unaddressed. Colares also provided examples of likely areas for coordination on trade action by the United States, Canada and the European Union.

Keywords: international trade, international trade agreements, international trade coordination, Non-Tariff Barriers, NAFTA, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

JEL Classification: F13, F15, K33