The TRIPs plus phenomenon (additional steps to strengthen the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) tends to be attributed to the regional and bilateral efforts of the United States. This paper suggests that such a perception is mistaken. The EU certainly seeks to...

Herein, we discuss how trade policies, agreements, bans and strategies could affect Internet openness, Internet governance, and Internet freedom in the U.S. EU and Canada. We do not discuss telecommunications or e-commerce issues. We note that despite the shared goal of promoting internet...

We review theoretical and empirical work on the economic effects of the United States and China trade relations during the last decades. We first discuss the origins of the China shock, its measurement, and present methods used to study its economic effects on different outcomes. We then focus...

This paper examines Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and knowledge flows, using international patent data. The result is a measure of technology that isolates sources of innovation and their contributions to domestic TFP. Within-industry innovation enhances domestic productivity, and domestic...

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is currently in a very challenging situation. After years of negotiation, the TPP was finally signed. However, once Trump Administration has begun, the United States of America is no longer supporting the TPP and this uncertain situation may generate new...

As trademarks are essential to the running of the franchise business, issues regarding the trademarks would be the fundamental consideration for the contracting parties. This study discusses obligations of the franchisor and the franchisee regarding trademarks under Korea and USA laws. Legal...

Trade in services has increased significantly and the United States has been a leader in services trade. The U.S. not only accounts for the largest share of world trade in private services but also runs a substantial amount of surplus in services trade. One important trend has been the rapid...

Aggregate trade data with breakdown into related and non‐related party components show that US multinational enterprises use different trading strategies in the China region relative to other countries. US trade with the China region in 2002–2007 is characterized by arm's‐length...

This essay focuses on hostile business takeovers to illustrate the significance that cultural differences among nations can play in developing a harmonized European Union law. After 12 years of development, the EU Directive regulating hostile takeovers, to everyone’s surprise, was voted down...

The argument of this paper is that the protectionist position the Left has adopted with regard to international trade is a serious mistake. That position makes no contribution to solving the problem of wage stagnation in this country. Further, the Lefts hostility to trade puts it in opposition...