This paper traces the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) region's participation in the global value chain (GVC) for electronic products over the past 20 years, with particular attention to trade in intermediate goods and recent foreign direct investment (FDI) into the region. During this time, China has...

The United States is the world’s largest supplier of medical technology (medtech). At the same time, growth in key emerging medtech markets - especially China, India, and Brazil - represent significant export opportunities for U.S. manufactures to further bolster their competitiveness. Yet,...

U.S. exports of water filtration and purification equipment reached $1.8 billion in 2011, increasing by 20 percent since 2007 and by 110 percent since 2002, with Asia the leading export destination. Due to insufficient availability of water, rising incidence of extreme weather events, and...

This paper presents a framework that can be used to analyze the competitiveness of advanced technology durable goods manufacturing firms. The four main factors of competition for advanced technology firms identified by the authors are (1) production and delivery capabilities, (2) production and...