Detroit, USA and Windsor, Canada are the two cities on either side of the border between the U.S. and Canada. Crossing the border by car usually does not take much time when all of the documents are in order. Because of the nursing shortage in the U.S. it has been a long standing practice for many Detroit hospitals to fill the shortages by hiring Canadian nurses from Windsor who cross the border back and forth every day. This is an example of international trade in healthcare which is recorded in world economic accounts.

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This is an example of "trade in people", not in goods or services. Thus, this transaction does not formally classify as a "trade", even though it does contribute to making each country's healthcare sector more international, and more globalized.

Detroit, USA and Windsor, Canada Are the Two Cities on Either