Program Related Publication Feeds

International Business Quarterly: Trade Promotion Authority and Global Value Chains

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has been clear that President Obama will seek Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp both have endorsed the idea. Trade (along with tax reform) appears to be an area for cooperation. What happens next?

International Business Quarterly: The US Trade Agenda--Ambitious, But Problematic

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Obama administration’s recent actions have caused trade policy observers to be simultaneously enthusiastic and skeptical. Who can blame them? In the President’s first term, the trade agenda could be fairly described as minimalist.

International Business Quarterly: Trade, Jobs, and Growth

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The 2012 elections are now behind us, and official Washington is back to today’s crisis. Yet nearly four years after the official end of the 2008–2009 recession, the U.S. economy continues to struggle with slow growth. The IMF recently trimmed its 2013 forecast for U.S. GDP growth to 2.3 percent, following 1.7 percent in 2011 and 2.0 percent in 2012.

International Business Quarterly: Open for Business

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Welcome to the first issue of the Scholl Chair's International Business Quarterly. This month we take a look at global value chains and unbundled production.