The United States’ large and sustained trade deficit with Asia raises concerns in the United States about its competitiveness in the region. The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of U.S. trade relationships with China and India, and the factors that are influencing their...

This paper empirically examines US goods trade with China, focusing on the performance of exports. Throughout the analysis, we explore whether US trade is unusual by contrasting it with trade from Japan and the EU-15. The issue is examined from three perspectives: the commodity composition of...

Modeling the offshoring of white-collar services : from comparative advantage to the new theories of trade and foreign direct investment / James R. Markusen -- Service offshoring : threats and opportunities / Daniel Trefler -- Tradable services : understanding the scope and impact of services...