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RESEARCH
The CPA Economics Team is focused on research into policies that can restore broadly shared U.S. prosperity, reduce our huge trade deficit, raise U.S. economic growth rate and reduce inequality. Our work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and supported testimony to congressional committees and the International Trade Commission. In 2019, a CPA research paper on U.S. tariffs on China won the NABE’s Mennis Award as Most Outstanding Paper of the year. Our research encompasses these topics in international economics. For our recent publications, click on one of the five links below or search for a specific topic.
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RECENT WORK
Currency Misalignment Effects Far Outweigh the Effect of Tariffs: Subsidizing Imports and Penalizing U.S. Exports
Read More »Biden Administration Mexico Steel Agreement Will Have Little to No Effect on Imports from Mexico
Read More »VISUALIZED DATA
![PVC Pipe Import Surge Threatening Domestic Industry and Essential Infrastructure](https://prosperousamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPA-figure-2-pvc-imports.png)
PVC Pipe Import Surge Threatening Domestic Industry and Essential Infrastructure
PVC pipe is critical for U.S. infrastructure, especially as electrical conduit in energy, data centers, and other high-tech sectors. U.S. PVC pipe imports are surging with 2024 import levels over twice as high as 2023 levels.
![Currency Misalignment Effects Far Outweigh The Effect Of Tariffs: Subsidizing Imports And Penalizing U.S. Exports](https://prosperousamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CPA-figure-3-usd-overvaluation.png)
Currency Misalignment Effects Far Outweigh the Effect of Tariffs: Subsidizing Imports and Penalizing U.S. Exports
USD Overvaluation affecting U.S. trade with the world by $364 billion, compared to only a $30 billion effect from current tariffs. Currency misalignment also has a larger effect in more heavily tariffed countries, such as China.
![Domestic Market Share Index](https://prosperousamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DMSI-April24.png)
DMSI Rises Slightly in Q4 2023
The CPA Domestic Market Share Index (DMSI) rose slightly for both Q4 2023 and the full year last year. The U.S. trade deficit in manufactured goods came in at an alarmingly high $1.07 trillion last year.
AWARD-WINNING RESEARCH
CPA Economics Team wins Mennis Award from National Association for Business Economics for paper on China tariffs.
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MEET THE TEAM
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Jeff Ferry
CHIEF ECONOMIST
Jeff Ferry is Chief Economist at the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA). He is an economist, author, and former technology executive.