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About Trade and EconomicsTrade issues have mobilized civil society groups throughout the Americas, causing disputes within governments and ruling coalitions. Because trade-related reforms take place in the context of economic dislocations throughout the region, they have generated unprecedented debate over winners and losers in the process of globalization. The Program’s trade initiative has explored the politics of free trade agreements in the United States as well as in Latin America, aiming to deepen the understanding of the distributional impacts of free trade and related public policies to enhance the positive impacts of trade liberalization.more less
The Latest on Trade and Economics The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Future of International Trade August 8, 2012 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm As the major trade initiative of the Obama Administration, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will broaden trade in the Pacific and may create a template for future, global trade negotiations.moreTaxation and Equality in Latin America By Cynthia J. Arnson, Marcelo Bergman, and Tasha Fairfield Last year, the Wilson Center and the Universidad de San Andrés in Argentina convened a conference featuring leading tax experts throughout the Hemisphere. The results are summarized in this bulletin. moreCentral American Fiscal Policy in a Time of Crisis June 5, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am Presentation of ICEFI’s just released Central American fiscal policy report, in which leading Central American economists analyze the principal components of fiscal policy in the region during the last decade and their impact on equality. moreThe Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Future of International Trade August 8, 2012 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm As the major trade initiative of the Obama Administration, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will broaden trade in the Pacific and may create a template for future, global trade negotiations.moreCentral American Fiscal Policy in a Time of Crisis June 5, 2012 // 9:00am — 11:00am Presentation of ICEFI’s just released Central American fiscal policy report, in which leading Central American economists analyze the principal components of fiscal policy in the region during the last decade and their impact on equality. moreThe Summit of the Americas: A Post-Summit Assessment April 24, 2012 // 2:30pm — 4:00pm Latin America has weathered the worldwide recession admirably, and trade and investment ties are becoming stronger, OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza said in a recap of last week's Summit of the Americas. moreLatin America and China: What do They Mean for Each Other? September 19, 2011 // 9:00am — 12:00pm A panel on China’s Rise in the International Economic System and China’s Role in Latin American Trade, Investment, and Growth. moreCuba's New Emerging Market Strategy: Has the United States Made Itself Irrelevant? August 4, 2011 // 12:30pm — 2:00pm Cuba has diversified its international economic relations, building its trade and investment ties with China, Brazil, Russia, and Venezuela while maintaining relations with Canada, Mexico, and Europe. moreTaxation and Equality in Latin America By Cynthia J. Arnson, Marcelo Bergman, and Tasha Fairfield Last year, the Wilson Center and the Universidad de San Andrés in Argentina convened a conference featuring leading tax experts throughout the Hemisphere. The results are summarized in this bulletin. moreThe Cuban Economy: Recent Trends Edited by José Raúl Perales This publication examines the contemporary state of Cuba’s economy at a time of great transformation. Using econometric and other macroeconomic analysis tools, its authors have taken advantage of the recent availability of official economic statistics to offer new insights into longstanding questions about Cuba’s economic behavior. moreChina, Latin America, and the United States: The New Triangle By Cynthia J. Arnson and Jeffrey Davidow This report explores the impact of China’s growth on particular countries and on the region as a whole, the degree of partnership or competition with China, and the benefits as well as disadvantages of greater economic engagement between China and countries of the Western hemisphere. moreA New Trade Policy for the United States: Lessons from Latin America Mario Arana, Kevin P. Gallagher, Paolo Giordano, Anabel Gonzaléz, Stephen Lande, Isabel Studer, and José Raúl Perales The papers contained in this report address some of the most important questions regarding FTAs and U.S. trade policy. The authors make recommendations regarding issues of labor, environment, poverty reduction, trade competitiveness and economic development. moreLa economía política del tratado de libre comercio entre Perú y Estados Unidos Edited by José Raúl Perales and Eduardo Morón This publication explores the significance of the implementation of the US-Peru free trade agreement for the Peruvian political economy. The work is a result of an August 29 and 30, 2008 conference in Lima, co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center's Latin American Program and the Centro de Investigaciones de la Universidad del Pacifico. more