NEC Director Deese Outlines Biden’s 21st Century Industrial Strategy
Biden administration official Brian Deese talks about ‘Five Pillars’ to Build Back Better Post-Pandemic, and a national strategy to reindustrialize.
The Negative Impact of GSP and Trade Liberalization on Developing Countries: A Review of the Economic Literature
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
Has the U.S. Learned Anything? Cut-Price China Face Masks Driving U.S. Mask Makers Out of Business
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
CPA Reshoring Index Improves Slightly in 2020 as Manufacturing Trade Deficit Plunges to Worst Ever
Executive Summary The CPA Reshoring Index is the first and only measure of U.S. producers’ share of the U.S. domestic market for manufactured goods. It
CPA’s Dan DiMicco and Jeff Ferry Launch New CPA Report Showing Black & Hispanic Job Quality Well Below National Average
WASHINGTON — The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today released a new economic report that documents for the first time the severe disparity in
Quantifying Job Quality for U.S., Black, Hispanic, and Asian American Workers
CPA’s Job Quality Index reveals that Black Americans and Hispanic Americans suffer from far worse job quality than the total workforce, as measured by the
American Job Quality Index Stalls, But Wages Manage To Rise Nearly 1%
The Job Quality Index shows that less lower-wage workers returned to work in April, due in part to generous unemployment benefits, now extended to September. Higher paying jobs, therefore, trumped lower-paying ones last month.
Biden’s Buy American Ambitions Make Good Economic Sense
When President Biden laid out his vision for the U.S. economy before Congress on April 28th, he emphasized that rebuilding the U.S. economy should focus
From Climate to China Dependency, Remapping Supply Chains Gains Traction Among Big Business
McKinsey has turned the corner on the Asia-centric model of globalization. It’s a “now-or-never” moment for US manufacturing. Here’s where CPA sees eye-to-eye.
Treasury Backs Away From Action on Currency Manipulation
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has provided an early signal of the Biden administration’s approach on currencies and currency manipulation. The US apparently has
