Role of China in Competitiveness of U.S. Consumer Electronics Industry (2006). The Trade Partnership examined the increasing role of China in the network of global consumer electronics (CE) production and its impacts on the domestic industry. The study shows that growing CE imports from China are largely replacing those from other Asian suppliers and support the competitiveness of U.S. CE manufacturers, providing high-paying jobs for U.S. workers and low prices for American consumers. Prepared for the Consumer Electronics Association. Click here for a copy of the report.

Impact of Imports from China on U.S. Employment (November 2005). Imports from China have been blamed for unemployment and many other economic woes in the United States. However, a recent study by The Trade Partnership Worldwide, LLC shows that imports from China support thousands of U.S. jobs. Prepared for the National Retail Federation. Click here for a copy of the report.


Shrimp Antidumping Petition Would Jack Up Prices to Shrimp-Consuming Industries (June 2004). This study by the Trade Partnership estimates that proposed antidumping duties on shrimp imports could raise the price of shrimp by as much as 44 percent. Copies of the study may be downloaded here.

  


Protectionism in America: Watch Your Wallet (November 2003). Quantifies the impact of protectionism on consumer spending on a wide variety of goods — apparel, food, bicycles — and calculates what the national sales tax would be if consumers were told what they were paying to protect these industries from imports. Prepared for Consumers for World Trade; copies may be obtained from CWT or downloaded here.


Imports: The Rest of the Story (August 1998). Describes and quantifies the benefits of imports to the U.S. economy. It calculates the number of jobs related to importing, describes their distribution across sectors and states, and explores the contribution of imports to lowering inflation, expanding consumer choice, and improving U.S. manufacturing competitiveness both domestically and internationally. This report was prepared for the NRF Foundation and the Council of the Americas; copies may be obtained from the Council of the Americas, the NRF Foundation, or downloaded here.