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January 15, 2015

Canadians will likely enjoy $2.1 billion in additional household income by 2035 as a result of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Deal (CKFTA), which entered into force January 1, 2015, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement: What it Means for Canada,” authors Dan Ciuriak, Jingliang Xiao and Ali Dadkhah provide the first in-depth analysis of Canada’s first trade agreement with an Asian economy.

Ali Dadkhah

Ali Dadkhah is a practising lawyer and a member of the British Columbia Bar. He obtained a Masters in International Law and Economics in 2012 from the World Trade Institute, University of Bern, Switzerland.

Dan Ciuriak

Dan Ciuriak is Fellow in Residence with the C.D. Howe Institute. He also holds fellowships with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (Waterloo) and  the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (Vancouver) and is Director and Principal, Ciuriak Consulting Inc. (Ottawa).

Jingliang Xiao

Jingliang Xiao is a research associate responsible for policy modelling at Ciuriak Consulting Inc.