Publications
The Trump administration plans a full-court press in the coming months to convince Congress and the American people that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) should be ratified. But…
From Forbes:
But the grounds for those actions appear shaky at best, and at worst are a thinly veiled excuse for garden variety protectionism.
From Federal Register:
The Commission received a number of public interest statements from third parties, including but not limited to Intel Corporation; ACT/The App Association; the American…
From Bloomberg:
“The president is desperate for a deal,” said Clark Packard, trade-policy counsel at the R Street Institute, a think tank based in Washington. “I don’t think he wants to…
WASHINGTON (March 18) – The World Trade Organization (WTO) and its rules-based trading system is currently facing the most serious challenge it has seen in its seven-decade history. The rise of…
“For 80 years, the United States has led the global economic order. Far from a victim of this system, the United States is a primary beneficiary. We have shaped it according to our interests and the…
As Dartmouth College economist Douglas Irwin masterfully documents in his most recent book, “Clashing Over Commerce: A History of US Trade Policy,” trade politics have been contentious since the…
Perhaps the biggest change in the quarter-century since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed has been the way the internet has fundamentally reshaped how human beings…
Note: This version is updated to correct an error in the version posted on Feb. 19, 2019.
From Vox:
And once you look at the big picture, the average tariff in the US is more in line with our major trading partners, Clark Packard, a trade expert at the R Street Institute, a free…