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Trump Administration Rattles the North American Cage on NAFTA
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director Three rounds of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations came and went without much fanfare. But the fourth round, Read more -
Why Economists Can’t Connect Free Trade and Low Prices to Economic Growth
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director Economists in the US are overwhelmingly in favor of free trade. But they continue to be frustrated that the public doesn’t buy their arguments. Read more -
NAFTA Withdrawal Unlikely to Cause US Consumer Harm
By Michael Stumo, CEO of CPA, and Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director President Trump raised the possibility of withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement last week in an Arizona speech. “Personally, I don't think we can make a deal ... I think we'll end up probably terminating NAFTA at some point," Trump said. Contrary to what you hear in the mainstream media, NAFTA withdrawal would be unlikely to cause harm to consumers. Read more -
Why the Market Access Charge is Necessary to Fix Trade Imbalances
By John R. Hansen, CPA Advisory Board This note describes how a Market Access Charge (MAC) can fix US dollar overvaluation, what the MAC is, and how it would put US workers and factories back on the job. Read more -
Trump Blocks China-Backed Fund from Buying Lattice Semiconductor
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Wednesday blocked a Beijing-backed fund’s attempt to buy an American chip maker, signaling his administration will closely scrutinize Chinese efforts to invest in U.S. semiconductor technology. [Kate O’Keeffe | September 13, 2017 | Wall Street Journal] Read more -
Why Americans are right to rethink free trade
The events of the past year have clearly shown that many Americans, whether Democrats or Republicans, have finally rebelled against “free trade.” [Ralph Gomory | August 14, 2017 | PBS News] Read more -
Administration Needs to Defend Our Steel Industry
By Jeff Ferry, CPA Research Director This past April, on a 92-mile bike ride through the hills of Monterey, California, I met a young man I’m proud to call a friend, Rasheen Malone. Read more