NextGenTrade

11/02/2020

In case you missed it, our first webinar conversation discussing Trade and the Environment, is now live on YouTube!

03/28/2018

WTO chief sees no sign of U.S. walking away from WTO

There is no sign that the United States is distancing itself from the World Trade Organization, and negotiations are underway to avert a global trade war, WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo said in a BBC interview broadcast on Wednesday.

12/08/2017

What will Canada next? Save NAFTA, or salvage TPP?

With its southern neighbor falling asleep at the wheel, ratification of the new CPTPP trade deal would project a Canada that punches well above its weight on the global stage.

12/08/2017

Farm state lawmakers continue to urge President Donald Trump not to completely abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Farm state lawmakers continue to urge President Donald Trump not to completely abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement.

03/01/2017

After the initial rapid recovery from the Great Recession, global trade growth has slowed dramatically. There is as yet no consensus on the causes of the slowdown, or on its ultimate consequences. The maturing of global supply chains is one compelling explanation. Technological innovations are also facilitating the consolidation of some supply chains and the “reshoring” of some manufacturing activities. Though it is not yet clear how widely technologies such as 3D printing will spread, it may well be that highly fragmented production processes and lengthy supply chains are not where the future of trade will be. But how any shift away from global supply chains occurs, if it does, matters greatly for economic well-being in the United States and elsewhere.

After the initial rapid recovery from the Great Recession, global trade growth has slowed dramatically. There is as yet no consensus on the causes of the slowdown, or on its ultimate consequences. The maturing of global supply chains is one compelling explanation. Technological innovations are also…

11/08/2016

At the beginning of the new millennium, when the world was deemed “flat” because of its economic openness, international trade was a subject confined to the business pages and discussions among technocrats. Now, trade tops the political agenda in much of the world; in the advanced economies, it is populists’ favorite horse to whip.

By Paola Subacchi At the beginning of the new millennium, when the world was deemed "flat" because of its economic openness, international trade was a subject confined to the business pages and discussions among technocrats.

11/08/2016

Clothing manufacturing will be completely transformed by the internet and digital printing over the next five to ten years, according to industry experts speaking in Brussels this week at a conference on 'European Textiles: Going Digital - Going High-Tech'.

Clothing manufacturing will be completely transformed by the internet and digital printing over the next five to ten years, according to industry experts speaking in Brussels this week at a conference on European Textiles: Going Digital - Going High-Tech.

11/08/2016

It is time to take the next big step toward a new paradigm in which trade policy becomes a tool that is systematically coordinated and integrated with domestic economic and global development policies. If implemented effectively, and expanded upon during the next presidential Administration, trade policy will continue to be a vital contributing driver for greater inclusive economic opportunity and security.

By Claude Fontheim October 17, 2016 In this era of Donald Trump and Brexit, have we reached the end of the prevailing liberal trade policies we have known for over half a century?

11/08/2016

It is stunning that neither nominee for leadership of the country long regarded as global trade’s chief architect dares to utter publicly a compelling case for why trade matters. And yet, it is also unsurprising.

By Dr. Chris Kutarna October 13, 2016 It is stunning that neither nominee for leadership of the country long regarded as global trade's chief architect dares to utter publicly a compelling case for why trade matters.

11/08/2016

Today the new EU Regional Economic Report from the World Bank together with its background paper came out which I have co-authored. The report and paper focus on how to increase EU growth. The EU’s growth record has been sluggish, which is particularly due to its low productivity. And productivity is today’s engine of the EU’s economy.

By Erik van der Marel October 5, 2016 Today the new EU Regional Economic Report from the World Bank together with its background paper came out which I have co-authored.

11/08/2016

While political and media elites wonder why international trade has emerged as a top election issue this year, we were not surprised. Our question is more, “What took so long?”

By Jared Bernstein & Lori Wallach September 22, 2016 While political and media elites wonder why international trade has emerged as a top election issue this year, we were not surprised.