Economic View: Productivism is the Key to National Prosperity
US productivity growth has underperformed since the year 2000.
Mexico’s Violation of Steel Import Agreement is Threatening Local U.S. Economies
Steel imports from Mexico have surged far above historic levels, violating Mexico’s trade agreement with the U.S. and threatening local U.S. economies.
China’s Solar Firms Are Surviving on CCP Subsidies
China dominates all phases of global solar energy equipment manufacturing.
Surge in Pharmaceutical Imports Threatens U.S. National Security as India/China Dominance Grows
KEY POINTS U.S. pharmaceutical imports have risen sharply in the last decade, with imports from China and India skyrocketing. India and China are increasingly the
Economic View: The Coming Solar Apocalypse…and How to Prevent It
Key Points With 86 Gigawatts of planned solar module capacity and some 30 Gigawatts of imports, the U.S. market faces huge oversupply of solar modules.
Economic View: Tariffs Have Strengthened the U.S. Economy
The 2018-2019 tariffs have created thousands of U.S. jobs.
China Faces Debt Meltdown. A Shift to Domestic Chinese Consumption is the Solution
China’s domestic consumption is 20 points lower than other major economies. It needs to raise consumption to address indebtedness and to raise living standards in China.
CPA Improves Leading Trade Model to Reflect Real-World Effects of Trade
Key Points The standard widely-used trade model, GTAP, has been wrong in its forecasts of every major U.S. trade agreement. CPA economists have modified the
Big Tech in the Cloud: Legislators in a Fog
Business/Technology Explainer: What is the Cloud? Key Points Big Tech has developed valuable software applications to store and manage data anywhere in the world There
What are the Best Tariffs for the U.S.? Economists Say: From 14% to 60%
What is the difference between an undergraduate international trade economics class and a graduate-level class? The difference is that in an undergraduate economics class they
