U.S. Department of State

Economics and Trade - 2011-

-11/30/12   Addressing the Long-Run Budget Deficit: A Comparison of Approaches  [437 Kb]
-08/16/12   The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Vladivostok, Russia: A Preview  [260 Kb]
-11/19/12   The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meetings in Vladivostok, Russia: Postscript  [285 Kb]
-04/14/11   ATPA Renewal: Background and Issues  [185 Kb]
-04/05/13   The Berne Union: An Overview  [199 Kb]
-01/11/13   Can Contractionary Fiscal Policy Be Expansionary?  [343 Kb]
-03/13/12   Changing the Federal Reserve's Mandate: An Economic Analysis  [326 Kb]
-02/25/11   Changing the Federal Reserve's Mandate: An Economic Analysis  [239 Kb]
-01/12/11   China's Currency: An Analysis of the Economic Issues  [542 Kb]
-12/06/12   China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy  [387 Kb]
-09/26/11   China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy  [366 Kb]
-09/30/11   China-U.S. Trade Issues  [477 Kb]
-08/29/11   China-U.S. Trade Issues  [468 Kb]
-08/10/11   China - U.S. Trade Issues  [468 Kb]
-08/04/11   China - U.S. Trade Issues  [372 Kb]
-06/02/11   China - U.S. Trade Issues  [369 Kb]
-05/06/11   China - U.S. Trade Issues  [363 Kb]
-01/07/11   China - U.S. Trade Issues  [373 Kb]
-09/26/12   The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)  [349 Kb]
-03/03/11   The Congressional Budget Process: A Brief Overview  [240 Kb]
-04/04/11   Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information  [315 Kb]
-07/28/11   The Debt Limit: CRS Experts  [180 Kb]
-02/07/13   The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases  [1307 Kb]
-12/27/12   The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases  [1286 Kb]
-07/20/11   The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases  [1106 Kb]
-07/01/11   The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases  [1102 Kb]
-06/01/11   The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases  [1064 Kb]
-05/10/11   The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases  [1063 Kb]
-01/06/11   The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases  [1042 Kb]
-02/23/12   The Depreciating Dollar: Economic Effects and Policy Response  [335 Kb]
-04/15/11   The Depreciating Dollar: Economic Effects and Policy Response  [259 Kb]
-05/12/11   Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization (WTO): An Overview  [215 Kb]
-06/19/12   Double-Dip Recession: Previous Experience and Current Prospect  [244 Kb]
-01/07/13   Economic Growth and the Unemployment Rate  [244 Kb]
-04/18/12   Economic Growth and the Unemployment Rate  [230 Kb]
-08/16/11   The Economic Implications of the Long-Term Federal Budget Outlook  [417 Kb]
-01/05/11   Economic Recovery and Jobs: CRS Experts  [111 Kb]
-04/18/13   Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy  [424 Kb]
-11/29/12   Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy  [341 Kb]
-05/17/12   Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy  [329 Kb]
-08/16/11   The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States  [344 Kb]
-05/03/11   The EU - South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States  [306 Kb]
-01/05/11   The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States  [315 Kb]
-12/21/11   EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude  [261 Kb]
-01/27/11   EU - U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude  [172 Kb]
-03/03/11   Europe's Preferential Trade Agreements: Status, Content, and Implications  [414 Kb]
-10/01/12   The Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment  [363 Kb]
-01/04/13   The "Fiscal Cliff" and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012  [334 Kb]
-03/27/12   The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2013 and Beyond  [349 Kb]
-10/13/11   The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2011, FY2012, and Beyond  [361 Kb]
-04/29/11   The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2011, FY2012, and Beyond  [259 Kb]
-03/11/11   The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2011, FY2012, and Beyond  [260 Kb]
-01/11/11   The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer  [199 Kb]
-02/19/13   Federal Reserve: Unconventional Monetary Policy Options  [599 Kb]
-11/16/12   Financing the U.S. Trade Deficit  [359 Kb]
-10/26/12   Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis  [255 Kb]
-05/10/12   Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis  [255 Kb]
-02/01/11   Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis  [157 Kb]
-07/03/12   Foreign Holdings of Federal Debt  [238 Kb]
-04/04/13   Foreign Investment and National Security: Economic Considerations  [394 Kb]
-04/08/13   Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal  [388 Kb]
-06/18/12   Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy  [407 Kb]
-12/01/11   Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy  [412 Kb]
-01/06/11   Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy  [218 Kb]
-03/22/11   FY2012 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability  [137 Kb]
-01/09/13   The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress  [442 Kb]
-04/12/12   The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress  [430 Kb]
-12/22/11   Globalization, Worker Insecurity, and Policy Approaches  [242 Kb]
-04/15/13   "Hollowing Out" in U.S. Manufacturing: Analysis and Issues for Congress  [364 Kb]
-02/01/13   IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress  [372 Kb]
-12/04/12   IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress  [370 Kb]
-01/24/13   The Increase in Unemployment Since 2007: Is It Cyclical or Structural?  [396 Kb]
-02/17/11   Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade  [429 Kb]
-02/11/11   International Food Aid: U.S. and Other Donor Contributions  [187 Kb]
-03/21/13   International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress  [573 Kb]
-06/12/12   International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress  [539 Kb]
-09/19/11   International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress  [546 Kb]
-05/20/11   International Monetary Fund: Selecting a Managing Director  [216 Kb]
-04/15/13   International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress  [380 Kb]
-01/04/13   International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 113th Congress  [396 Kb]
-01/21/11   International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress  [265 Kb]
-01/07/11   International Trade and Finance: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress  [260 Kb]
-01/05/12   International Trade: Rules of Origin  [305 Kb]
-01/11/11   International Trade: Rules of Origin  [236 Kb]
-07/20/12   The Jackson-Vanik Amendment and Candidate Countries for WTO Accession: Issues for Congress  [187 Kb]
-06/13/12   The Jackson-Vanik Amendment and Candidate Countries for WTO Accession: Issues for Congress  [187 Kb]
-04/06/11   Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Economic Effects and Implications for the United States  [588 Kb]
-03/25/11   Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Economic Effects and Implications for the United States  [524 Kb]
-04/13/11   Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Food and Agriculture Implications  [316 Kb]
-04/08/13   Japan's Possible Entry Into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Implications  [350 Kb]
-06/20/12   Job Creation in the Manufacturing Revival  [300 Kb]
-07/01/11   Job Creation in the Manufacturing Revival  [201 Kb]
-10/16/12   Job Growth During the Recovery  [296 Kb]
-05/10/12   Job Growth During the Recovery  [293 Kb]
-02/17/11   Job Growth During the Recovery  [206 Kb]
-12/10/12   Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Disputes Involving China: Issues for Congress  [1190 Kb]
-07/03/12   Mexico's Free Trade Agreements  [464 Kb]
-02/12/13   Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions  [331 Kb]
-08/03/12   Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions  [308 Kb]
-07/06/12   Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions  [307 Kb]
-01/30/12   Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions  [302 Kb]
-06/11/12   The Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative  [232 Kb]
-01/27/12   Multilateral Development Banks: General Capital Increases  [304 Kb]
-03/07/13   Multilateral Development Banks: How the United States Makes and Implements Policy  [289 Kb]
-04/18/12   Multilateral Development Banks: Overview and Issues for Congress  [459 Kb]
-02/01/13   Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY2000-FY2013  [270 Kb]
-02/21/13   NAFTA at 20: Overview and Trade Effects  [474 Kb]
-07/25/12   The Obama Administration's Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation  [468 Kb]
-07/27/12   The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development  [276 Kb]
-05/11/11   Overview of the Federal Debt  [2386 Kb]
-06/13/12   Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties  [220 Kb]
-06/16/11   Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties  [144 Kb]
-07/19/12   The Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement: Background and Key Issues  [364 Kb]
-01/26/11   The Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement  [303 Kb]
-06/29/11   Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues  [362 Kb]
-05/03/11   Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues  [363 Kb]
-04/07/11   Proposed U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues  [321 Kb]
-07/14/11   The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement  [487 Kb]
-05/03/11   The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement  [493 Kb]
-04/21/11   The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement  [492 Kb]
-01/06/11   The Proposed U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement  [488 Kb]
-06/15/11   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Automobile Rules of Origin  [780 Kb]
-08/09/11   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications  [578 Kb]
-05/02/11   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications  [526 Kb]
-03/24/11   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications  [524 Kb]
-03/01/11   The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications  [521 Kb]
-01/04/13   Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations  [371 Kb]
-06/03/11   Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations  [265 Kb]
-04/27/11   Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations  [250 Kb]
-02/11/11   Reaching the Debt Limit: Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations  [243 Kb]
-05/13/11   Reducing the Budget Deficit: The President's Fiscal Commission and Other Initiatives  [271 Kb]
-04/29/11   Reducing the Budget Deficit: The President's Fiscal Commission and Other Initiatives  [270 Kb]
-12/03/12   Rising Economic Powers and U.S. Trade Policy  [690 Kb]
-06/13/12   Russia's Accession to the WTO and Its Implications for the United States  [331 Kb]
-01/31/13   Sovereign Debt in Advanced Economies: Overview and Issues for Congress  [536 Kb]
-01/28/13   Stealing Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 1831 and 1832  [283 Kb]
-12/14/12   The Sustainability of the Federal Budget Deficit: Market Confidence and Economic Effects  [324 Kb]
-12/12/12   Taxes and the Economy: An Economic Analysis of the Top Tax Rates Since 1945 (Updated)  [394 Kb]
-07/11/12   Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers  [351 Kb]
-10/07/11   Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy  [310 Kb]
-08/11/11   Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy  [315 Kb]
-07/19/11   Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy  [230 Kb]
-02/01/11   Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy  [283 Kb]
-11/14/12   Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options  [486 Kb]
-02/24/11   Trade Preferences: Economic Issues and Policy Options  [374 Kb]
-10/05/11   Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the World Trade Organization (WTO)  [242 Kb]
-09/23/11   Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the World Trade Organization (WTO)  [243 Kb]
-04/16/12   Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy  [402 Kb]
-01/05/11   Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy  [314 Kb]
-01/12/11   Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes  [148 Kb]
-04/07/11   Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy  [292 Kb]
-02/08/11   Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy  [293 Kb]
-03/02/11   Trade Promotion Authority and the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement  [225 Kb]
-12/12/11   The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement  [403 Kb]
-04/15/13   The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress  [872 Kb]
-03/19/13   The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress  [869 Kb]
-01/24/13   The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress  [851 Kb]
-11/21/12   The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress  [839 Kb]
-09/05/12   The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress  [772 Kb]
-01/29/13   Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis  [794 Kb]
-05/30/12   Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis  [539 Kb]
-02/08/12   Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis  [551 Kb]
-10/05/12   Unemployment: Issues in the 112th Congress  [283 Kb]
-01/11/11   Unemployment Issues in the 112th Congress  [179 Kb]
-07/29/11   U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy  [451 Kb]
-11/08/12   The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position  [383 Kb]
-02/01/11   The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position  [214 Kb]
-09/14/11   United States-Canada Trade and Economic Relationship: Prospects and Challenges  [388 Kb]
-11/09/12   The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues  [407 Kb]
-04/27/12   The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues  [416 Kb]
-12/20/11   The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Background and Issues  [443 Kb]
-03/22/13   U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade Facilitation, Enforcement, and Security  [558 Kb]
-10/26/12   U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues  [254 Kb]
-02/01/11   U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues  [158 Kb]
-01/18/12   U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Relations: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress  [318 Kb]
-12/22/11   U.S.-EU Trade and Economic Relations: Key Policy Issues for the 112th Congress  [320 Kb]
-04/19/13   The U.S. Export Control System and the President's Reform Initiative  [545 Kb]
-05/18/12   The U.S. Export Control System and the President's Reform Initiative  [514 Kb]
-07/14/11   The U.S. Export Control System and the President's Reform Initiative  [428 Kb]
-09/05/12   U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones: Background and Issues for Congress  [600 Kb]
-04/28/11   U.S. Global Food Security Funding, FY2010-FY2012  [174 Kb]
-01/31/13   U.S. Government Agencies Involved in Export Promotion: Overview and Issues for Congress  [400 Kb]
-11/14/12   U.S. Implementation of the Basel Capital Regulatory Framework  [371 Kb]
-03/07/12   The U.S. Income Distribution and Mobility: Trends and International Comparisons  [338 Kb]
-04/29/13   U.S. Internatiional Investment Agreements: Issues for Congress  [397 Kb]
-10/19/12   U.S. Interntional Trade: Trends and Forecasts  [480 Kb]
-09/06/11   U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts  [589 Kb]
-05/13/11   U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts  [473 Kb]
-02/20/13   U.S. - Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options  [348 Kb]
-12/05/11   U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options  [334 Kb]
-02/08/11   U.S.-Latin America Trade: Recent Trends and Policy Issues  [229 Kb]
-02/11/13   U.S. Manufacturing in International Perspective  [455 Kb]
-01/25/12   U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications  [388 Kb]
-02/24/11   U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications  [305 Kb]
-10/05/12   U.S. Textile Manufacturing and the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations  [498 Kb]
-02/28/13   U.S. Trade and Investment in the Middle East and North Africa: Overview and Issues for Congress  [804 Kb]
-01/20/12   U.S. Trade and Investment in the Middle East and North Africa: Overview and Issues for Congress  [867 Kb]
-11/14/12   U.S. Trade and Investment Relations with Sub-Saharan Africa and the African Growth and Opportunity Act  [558 Kb]
-06/26/12   U.S. Trade and Investment Relations with Sub-Saharan Africa and the African Growth and Opportunity Act  [536 Kb]
-03/02/11   The U.S. Trade Deficit, the Dollar, and the Price of Oil  [358 Kb]
-04/13/12   U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices  [259 Kb]
-12/13/11   U.S. Trade Deficit and hte Impact of Changing Oil Prices  [266 Kb]
-06/15/11   U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices  [158 Kb]
-01/06/11   U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements  [376 Kb]
-04/05/11   U.S. - Vietnam Economic and Trade Relations: Issues for the 112th Congress  [288 Kb]
-02/15/13   Votes on Measures to Adjust the Statutory Debt Limit, 1978 to Present  [280 Kb]
-02/25/13   What's the Difference? - Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data  [248 Kb]
-04/15/13   Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements  [224 Kb]
-07/13/12   Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than As Treaties  [225 Kb]
-12/12/11   World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda  [324 Kb]