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. The Trade Partnership 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 Trade Partnership. 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 The Trade Partnership, 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.

International Trade: A Driver of Output and Employment in Oregon and Portland/Vancouver (2010). The Trade Partnership examines the impact of international trade on the Portland/ Vancouver area and Oregon. The report reveals the importance of trade in job creation and growth facilitation in the region - noting that international trade supports 268,000 jobs in the Portland metro area and 470,000 jobs in the state of Oregon.

The report was prepared for The Portland Business Alliance and can be downloaded here. A summary of the report, prepared by The Portland Business Alliance, can be downloaded here.

The U.S.-Korea FTA: Bringing Growth and Jobs to Every State (2010). This interactive map identifies thousands of companies currently trading with Korea - both exporters and importers - that would benefit from the reduced tariffs under the U.S.-Korea FTA. The map allows users to view specific companies that would gain from the implementation of the FTA by honing in on specific states and congressional districts.

Created for the Business Roundtable, the map can be accessed here.

Trade and American Jobs: The Impact of Trade on U.S. and State-Level Employment, An Update (2010). This study by Trade Partnership Worldwide, LLC shows that trade supports 38 million net jobs in the United States - more than one in five U.S. jobs. The report shows that trade (exports and imports, of goods and services) continues to have a net positive impact on U.S. jobs, including manufacturing jobs, and that workers in every state gain from trade. Prepared for the Business Roundtable, copies may be obtained from the BRT's website, or downloaded here.

This was prepared as an update to a 2007 report. Copies of the original may be downloaded here.