Legislation to reform Japan Post is again gathering steam in Tokyo. A new postal bill is taking shape, in the form of amendments to the existing Postal Privatization Law dating from the Koizumi era—all put forward under the larger banner of post-earthquake reconstruction finance and the...

Together, US federal and state governments impose almost the highest corporate tax rate found among advanced countries, 39 percent. Only Japan is fractionally higher. The high US rate has adverse consequences—lost investment, lost jobs, and less innovation—and goes a long way to explain...

The paper discusses various milestones in the process of multilateral trade negotiations, pinpoints current challenges facing the world trading order, and proposes possible ways out of the persistent impasse. Hufbauer argues that the success of the multilateral approach is at least partly...

The paper discusses various milestones in the process of multilateral trade negotiations, pinpoints current challenges facing the world trading order, and proposes possible ways out of the persistent impasse. Hufbauer argues that the success of the multilateral approach is at least partly...

The Doha Round is the longest-running trade liberalization negotiation in the postwar era. Despite its longevity, the end is not yet in sight as parties disagree on the depth of liberalization necessary in agriculture and nonagricultural market access (NAMA). This rift is prolonging the Round's...

As the OECD strives to rearrange international corporate taxation, a word of caution is in order. The first "Pillar", if adopted, will spawn a confusing array of new taxes; the second "Pillar" will spur fresh loopholes as national legislatures assert their sovereign prerogatives.

Geopolitical decoupling is intended to, and generally succeeds in, reducing bilateral trade flows. But what about its impact on FDI? This Perspective examines the recent experience of UK FDI after Brexit, and Chinese FDI after Trump.

To update NAFTA, the authors propose a distinct Canada–US collaborative strategy, which builds on mutual incentives in the areas of energy security and environmental sustainability.