The staff research publications help keep the Commission and the public current on domestic and global activities that affect U.S. trade, investment, and competitiveness conditions. This research is typically conducted by staff in the Office of Economics and Office of Industries, and is published in three different formats. For further information about the differences between the publications, please visit Publications Type information.
Note that staff research publications reflect the work of individual authors and are not the views of the U.S. International Trade Commission or any of its individual Commissioners.
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Title | Document Type | Date | Author |
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A Comparison of Sectoral Armington Elasticity Estimates in the Trade Literature | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jun 2021 | Saad Ahmad, Christopher Montgomery, Samantha Schreiber |
Data Protection Laws in Africa: A Pan-African Survey and Noted Trends | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Mar 2021 | Brian Daigle |
The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: Implementation Status and Next Steps | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Nov 2020 | Joann Peterson |
The EU General Data Protection Regulation: An Analysis of Enforcement Trends by EU Data Protection Authorities | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jun 2020 | Brian Daigle, Mahnaz Khan |
The Rising Role of Re-exporting Hubs in Global Value Chains | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Apr 2020 | Lin Jones, Christine Kobza, Finian Lowery, Caroline Peters |
The EU Medical Device Regulation and the U.S. Medical Device Industry | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Nov 2019 | Brian Daigle , Mihir Torsekar |
When Countries Leave Trade Agreements: A Survey of Cases 1949–2019 | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Oct 2019 | Brian Daigle, Samantha DeCarlo, Gregory LaRocca |
The Thin Infrared Line: Global Trade in Elements for non-Silicon Solar Cells | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Oct 2019 | Samuel M. Goodman |
The Value of U.S. Service Employment in Manufacturing Sectors | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Sep 2019 | Sarah Oliver |
Chinese Semiconductor Industrial Policy: Prospects for Future Success | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Aug 2019 | John VerWey |
Chinese Semiconductor Industrial Policy: Past and Present | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jul 2019 | John VerWey |
Global Value Chain Analysis: Concepts and Approaches | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Apr 2019 | Lin Jones, Meryem Demirkaya, Erika Bethmann |
East Asia-Pacific’s Participation in the Global Value Chain for Electronic Products | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Mar 2019 | Mihir P. Torsekar, John VerWey |
More Than a Pretty Color: The Renaissance of the Cobalt Industry | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Feb 2019 | Samantha DeCarlo, Daniel Matthews |
The Supply Chain for Electric Vehicle Batteries | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Dec 2018 | David Coffin , Jeff Horowitz |
Trade and Labor in the U.S. Semiconductor Industry | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jul 2018 | Andre Barbe, Dan Kim, David Riker |
Electricity Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Historical Overview and a Way Forward | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jun 2018 | Jeremy E. J. Streatfeild |
Low Electricity Supply in Sub-Saharan Africa: Causes, Implications, and Remedies | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jun 2018 | Jeremy E. J. Streatfeild |
The Effects of Offshoring on U.S. Workers: A Review of the Literature | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jun 2018 | Andre Barbe, David Riker |
China Climbs the Global Value Chain for Medical Devices | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Mar 2018 | Mihir P. Torsekar |
Does Trade Promote State Capacity in Ghana? A Synthetic Control | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Mar 2018 | Jeremy E. J. Streatfeild |
China’s Changing Medical Device Exports | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jan 2018 | Mihir P. Torsekar |
Summary of the U.S. International Trade Commission Centennial Proceedings | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Sep 2017 | John Benedetto, Lauren Gamache, James Holbein, Craig Thomsen |
The Impact of Trade and Technology on the U.S. Labor Market: Summary of USITC Roundtable Discussion | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Aug 2017 | Joann Peterson |
An Overview of Customs Reforms to Facilitate Trade | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Aug 2017 | Joann Peterson |
U.S. International Trade Commission’s Trade Facilitation Roundtable | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jul 2017 | Wen Jin "Jean" Yuan, Yasnanhia Cabral, Anton C. Yang |
The Impact of Liberalizing International Trade in Professional Services | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | May 2017 | Tamar Khachaturian, David Riker |
U.S. International Trade Commission’s Trade Secrets Roundtable: Discussion Summary | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Nov 2016 | Dan Kim, Katherine Linton, Mitchell Semanik |
The Importance of Trade Secrets: New Directions in International Trade Policy Making and Empirical Research | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Sep 2016 | Katherine Linton |
A Survey of Empirical Models of Labor Transitions Following Trade Liberalization | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jun 2016 | David Riker, William Swanson |
Export-Intensive Industries Pay More on Average: An Update | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Nov 2015 | David Riker |
Green Building Services | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Oct 2015 | Jennifer Baumert Powell |
U.S. International Trade Commission’s Digital Trade Roundtable: Discussion Summary | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Oct 2015 | Jeff Horowitz |
Trends in U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petition Filings and the Consequences of Rule Changes, 1993–2013 | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jul 2015 | Craig Thomsen |
Theory and Empirical Evidence Linking International Trade to Unemployment Rates | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | May 2015 | Maksim Belenkiy, David Riker |
The Economic Implications of Strengthening Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Nov 2014 | Alexi Maxwell, David Riker |
Additive Manufacturing Technology: Potential Implications for U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Sep 2014 | Sharon L.N. Ford |
Who Financed Recent U.S. Trade Deficits? | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | May 2014 | John B. Benedetto |
U.S. International Trade Commission’s High-Technology Roundtable: Discussion Summary | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Apr 2014 | Eric Weyer |
Measuring Shifts in Brazil’s Trade Using International Input-Output Tables | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Apr 2014 | Jeffrey Horowitz, David Riker |
Geographically Disaggregated Import Data and Consumer Gains from Trade | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Dec 2013 | David Riker |
The USITC’s Roundtable on the Labor Market Effects of Trade: Discussion Summary | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Aug 2013 | Samira Salem, John Benedetto |
Feeding the Dragon and the Elephant: How Agricultural Policies and Trading Regimes Influence Consumption in China and India | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | May 2013 | Katherine Baldwin, Joanna Bonarriva |
Korea’s Demand for U.S. Beef | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jan 2013 | John Giamalva |
The Boom in Brazilians Traveling to the United States | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jan 2013 | David Riker, Jessica Vila-Goulding |
The U.S. International Trade Commission’s High-technology Trade Roundtable (2012): Discussion Summary | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Sep 2012 | Patrick Schneider |
Labor Standards and Trade: A Review of Recent Empirical Evidence | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Aug 2012 | Samira Salem, Fina Rozental |
The USITC’s Roundtable on Quantifying the Economic Effects of Trade Agreements: Discussion Summary | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Aug 2012 | Caitlyn Carrico |
Implications and Interpretations of Value-Added Trade Balances | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | Jul 2012 | John B. Benedetto |
Policy Challenges of Cross-Border Computing | Journal of International Commerce and Economics | May 2012 | Renee Berry, Matthew Reisman |