Trade and Globalization
The decades-long trend of globalization has largely served to advance the interests of corporations and highly-paid professionals, often at the expense of the majority of America’s workers. Many of the free trade agreements the United States has entered have cost American jobs and depressed the wages of most working Americans. EPI’s work on trade policy focuses on workers and measures how they are impacted by free trade.
All work on this topic
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Kerry drinks the trade Kool-Aid, but trade agreements do NOT create jobs
March 29, 2013 | | Blog
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Manufacturing employment: Nothing to see here, move along…
March 22, 2013 | | Blog
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Using standard models to benchmark the costs of globalization for American workers without a college degree
March 22, 2013 | | Report
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U.S. Export-Import Bank: No Rewards for Shipping Jobs Overseas
March 21, 2013 | | Commentary
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$45+ billion for Apple shareholders, nothing yet for Apple workers
March 20, 2013 | | Commentary
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Is Japan really ready for free trade?
March 14, 2013 | | Blog
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Rising trade deficits with Japan illustrate problem with proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership
March 7, 2013 | | Economic snapshot
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Obama and Abe should address currency manipulation and Japanese trade barriers
February 21, 2013 | | Blog
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Signing trade deals is a terrible jobs strategy
February 13, 2013 | | Blog
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What we read today
February 12, 2013 | Blog
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The president can end currency manipulation with the stroke of a pen, halving the U.S. trade deficit and creating millions of jobs
February 11, 2013 | | Blog
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U.S. trade deficit declined in 2012, but goods trade deficits with China, and in non-petroleum products, rose sharply
February 11, 2013 | | Economic Indicators
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Reducing U.S. trade deficits will generate a manufacturing-based recovery for the United States and Ohio: Ending currency manipulation by China and others is the place to start
February 7, 2013 | | Report
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Apple’s own data reveal 120,000 supply-chain employees worked excessive hours in November
January 16, 2013 | | Blog
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Don’t be fooled by Apple’s PR: Workers strike against sweatshop conditions
January 11, 2013 | | Blog
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NYT story emphasizes Apple’s positive statements, obscures ongoing labor abuses
January 9, 2013 | | Blog
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Reviving U.S. manufacturing
January 9, 2013 | | Multimedia
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The 15 worst economic ideas of 2012
December 21, 2012 | | Blog
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What we read today
December 17, 2012 | Blog
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Did NAFTA raise U.S. incomes? Not for most
November 14, 2012 | | Blog
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One million veterans would benefit from raising the minimum wage to $9.80
November 13, 2012 | | Blog
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What we read today
November 1, 2012 | Blog
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Heritage Foundation’s view on China trade and jobs is like old wine that’s aged badly
October 31, 2012 | | Blog
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More reasons why China’s currency should remain a live issue
October 24, 2012 | | Blog
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Not dead yet: Currency management and the need for a more competitive dollar
October 23, 2012 | | Blog
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No, we don’t need China to finance budget deficits
October 22, 2012 | | Blog
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Barry Commoner, visionary environmentalist, teacher and activist dies at 95
October 1, 2012 | | Blog
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Share of households owning stocks declined over the last decade
September 28, 2012 | | Blog
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Social Security, Medicare and life expectancy
September 26, 2012 | | Blog
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What we read today
September 25, 2012 | Blog
