 celebrates its 20th anniverary this year!
Study on the Economic Impact of "TRIPS-Plus" Free Trade Agreements (2011). This study examines the effects the TRIPS-Plus provisions of 14 free trade agreements have had in the partner countries. It uses empirical analysis coupled with in-country interviews to conclude that, overall, improved IPR protection and enforcement are associated with increases in FTA partner trade. The TRIPS-Plus provisions of the FTAs, however, have had varying impacts and the study suggests that future negotiations must consider the individual partner countries institutions, needs, and capabilities in considering IPR provisions. The study was prepared for the for the International Intellectual Property Institute and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and can be found here
( http://iipi.org/2011/09/1338/ ) or here.
US Congressional District Exports to China: 2000-10 (2011). This report examines sector-specific export growth by estimating exports to China for each of the 435 U.S. congressional districts.
prepares this report annually for the US-China Business Council. Click here to view this year's study.
Trade Supports Jobs (2011). The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a new site populated with data from . The site contains an interactive map which highlights U.S. exports and the direct jobs they support at the state and congressional district level.
The site can be accessed here.
U.S. Trade Preference Programs: Lessons for Europe from the U.S. Struggle to Get It Right (2010). Laura Baughman, President of , provides a detailed analysis of the U.S. preference program and offers recommendations to EU policy makers as they consider how implementing the Treaty of Lisbon will work in practice on trade matters. Among other changes, the Lisbon Treaty gives the European Parliament the power to approve or reject trade policy decisions. These changes may bring the European trade policy process closer to the highly political American model, where Congress drafts and regularly changes the details of U.S. trade preference programs.
The report, prepared for The German Marshall Fund, can be downloaded here.
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