Trade and Globalization

Kerry drinks the trade Kool-Aid, but trade agreements do NOT create jobs

Manufacturing employment: Nothing to see here, move along…

Is Japan really ready for free trade?

Obama and Abe should address currency manipulation and Japanese trade barriers

Signing trade deals is a terrible jobs strategy

What we read today

The president can end currency manipulation with the stroke of a pen, halving the U.S. trade deficit and creating millions of jobs

Apple’s own data reveal 120,000 supply-chain employees worked excessive hours in November

Don’t be fooled by Apple’s PR: Workers strike against sweatshop conditions

NYT story emphasizes Apple’s positive statements, obscures ongoing labor abuses

The 15 worst economic ideas of 2012

What we read today

Did NAFTA raise U.S. incomes? Not for most

One million veterans would benefit from raising the minimum wage to $9.80

What we read today

Heritage Foundation’s view on China trade and jobs is like old wine that’s aged badly

More reasons why China’s currency should remain a live issue

Not dead yet: Currency management and the need for a more competitive dollar

No, we don’t need China to finance budget deficits

Barry Commoner, visionary environmentalist, teacher and activist dies at 95

Share of households owning stocks declined over the last decade

Social Security, Medicare and life expectancy

What we read today

Recent federal regulation coincides with manufacturing employment gains

Foxconn riot, strikes, coerced student labor, and more: All’s not well with iPhone 5 production

New evidence of disturbing working conditions in iPhone production

Obama tackles illegal Chinese auto parts subsidies

Key goals of 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom are still unmet

Apple in China: Failing to make good on its commitment?

80% of jobs created since the recession’s end have gone to men?

EPI research on Trade and Globalization

  • Using standard models to benchmark the costs of globalization for American workers without a college degree

    March 22, 2013 | By Josh Bivens | Report
  • U.S. Export-Import Bank: No Rewards for Shipping Jobs Overseas

    March 21, 2013 | By Owen E. Herrnstadt | Commentary
  • $45+ billion for Apple shareholders, nothing yet for Apple workers

    March 20, 2013 | By Isaac Shapiro | Commentary
  • Rising trade deficits with Japan illustrate problem with proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership

    March 7, 2013 | By Robert E. Scott | Economic snapshot
  • U.S. trade deficit declined in 2012, but goods trade deficits with China, and in non-petroleum products, rose sharply

    February 11, 2013 | By Robert E. Scott | Economic Indicators
  • 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 | By Robert E. Scott, Helene Jorgensen, and Doug Hall | Report