Border Barometer II: Status, Challenges and New Frontiers for a Northern Border Research Agenda
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Border Barometer II:Status, Challenges and New Frontiers for a Northern Border Research Agenda
David DavidsonDr. Kathryn Bryk FriedmanCN ForumMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganFebruary 10, 2010
DETROIT
BUFFALO
MOST DESIRABLE
LEAST DESIRABLE
Policy Analysis: WHTI’s Impact?
• Globe and Mail, August 19, 2009:– “Cross-Border Travel Hits Record Low”• “The number of same-day car trips from the
U.S. was down 26 percent in June from May, while the overall number of U.S. tourists plummeted to about half of what it was five years ago…”
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Detroit traffic (cont.)
NORTHERN BORDER RESEARCH AGENDA
WHAT QUESTIONS?
WHAT PARTNERSHIPS?
WHAT DISSEMINATION TOOLS?
WHAT FUNDING?
Border Barometer II:Status, Challenges and New Frontiers for a Northern Border Research Agenda
David DavidsonDr. Kathryn Bryk FriedmanCN ForumMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganFebruary 10, 2010