New Study: Global Currency Misalignment Challenges US Reindustrialization Efforts
A new CPA study, using widely accepted methodology and IMF data, shows that for the world’s major economies to achieve fair currency values and eliminate
JQI Falls As More Service Workers Return to Work
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) fell to 79.80 in December, down 0.27% from
We Need to be Better at Industrial Policy
We Need to be Better at Industrial Policy By Amanda Mayoral, CPA Economist Industrial policy is critical to competing in a global economy and
Intel Memory Deal Must Be Re-Examined For China Tech Transfer Threat
Last year, America’s largest chipmaker, Intel, agreed to sell its memory chip business to South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix for $9 billion, part of
The Trade Deficit is Worse Than We Thought: De Minimis Hides $128 Billion of U.S. Imports
Summary: This is the first ever estimate of substantial missing import data due to the U.S de minimis program. The “de minimis” provision of
Alternative Pillar 1 Formulas for International Fairness
by Jeff Ferry and David Morse Jeff Ferry is chief economist and David Morse is tax policy director at the Coalition for a Prosperous America.
JQI Rises Slightly Amid Disappointing Monthly Job Growth
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) rose marginally to 81.17 in
Five Reasons Why Trade Policy Is Not Impacting Inflation
With consumer price inflation (CPI) running at 6.8% as of November 2021, many importers are trying to use inflation as an excuse for repealing the
Trillion-Dollar Capital Flows Into the U.S. Are Driven By Tax Avoidance, Trading, and a Tiny Bit of Real Investment
Global capital flows are the driving force behind the rise of the dollar, which rose 3.9% in 2021. In the last ten years, the dollar
Job Quality Index Falls with Slow Job Growth and Sluggish Wages
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) fell slightly to 81.4 in
