Long-term economic growth is the single most important objective for any nation. As growth economist and Nobel laureate Paul Romer has said: “For a nation, the choices that determine whether income doubles in one generation or two dwarf all other economic policy concerns.” In the United States, real income per capita grew in the 3%-4%…
INDUSTRY ANALYST PART-TIME / PROJECT-BASED / REMOTE ABOUT CPA We believe America can provide good jobs for workers, affordable goods for consumers, opportunities for farms and manufacturers and a clean environment without compromising our national sovereignty and security. The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) believes in working for new and positive US trade and…
Goods Deficit Also Sets Monthly Record at $93.2 Billion Department of Commerce figures published this morning show that in June the U.S. reported a trade deficit of $75.7 billion, a new record for U.S. and world history. The deficit was 6.7 percent higher than the May figure, and 49.4 percent worse than the year-ago June…
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) recently released a comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of all trade agreements the United States has entered into since 1985. Trade agreement negotiation, passage and implementation has been controversial throughout this time period. The ITC report is significant as the first recognition by a federal government trade agency…
Biden administration official Brian Deese talks about ‘Five Pillars’ to Build Back Better Post-Pandemic, and a national strategy to reindustrialize.
The United States government has pursued trade liberalization for several decades. A substantial driver of this liberalization has been the assumption that more global trade would help developing countries become wealthier. However, there is considerable research that shows how trade liberalization policies have not always been the best tool to help support economic growth and…
A year ago, at the height of the pandemic, a severe shortage of vital personal protective equipment (PPE) hit America. Hospitals were asking staff to re-use masks and other protective equipment. Health care professionals, political leaders, and ordinary people with family members in hospitals and on ventilators were all in agreement: the U.S. must not…
Striking all the right chords and buzzwords, China leader Xi Jinping says what the world needs now is love sweet love. Who’s buying?
Recent shortages an example of America’s over-bearing dependence on Chinese supply chains. The time is now to take action to reverses this decades-long headwind to U.S. manufacturing and its labor force.
Lawyers from Wiley are telling their clients to prepare for ongoing supply disruptions due to Biden’s China policies.