Stop Asking the Wrong Question About Trade
In my first month and a half on the job as president of the Washington Council on International Trade, I’ve had the opportunity to talk to a lot of folks about a) trade policy and b) the role of WCIT. On the former, the answers have been broad, as this …
Read MoreRandom Trade Stats Update
State of Trade isn’t often a venue for basic trade data. Sure, WCIT uses a lot of data in its analysis of various trade policies, but there’s plenty of other repositories of trade data for you to check out. And, if you can’t find it, feel free to give a …
Read MoreYou Down with TPP? (Yeah, You Know Me!)
Every industry has its set of confusing and obscure acronyms. In the world of economic development, we often talk about STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and math), which are the key to job creation in Washington’s economy (especially now). In baseball, we’ve got BABIP and VORP: “batting average for balls …
Read MoreTrade = Development
When I’m out in the community speaking on international trade, I always use my patented line that “international business = international trade,” and I list the examples of industries that folks may not think of when they think of trade: architecture, tourism…and global health and development. That last example usually …
Read MoreEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Affordable Footwear Act, But Were Afraid to Ask
As I write this series of blog posts on WCIT’s policy priorities, one of the nice things is being able to draw inspiration from current news. You don’t want to read State of Trade for obscure factoids…no, you want that same ripped-from-the-headlines feel that you get from watching an episode …
Read MoreCheck out WCIT’s FTA Op-Ed in the Seattle Times (and Its Counterpoint)
Last Thursday, the Seattle Times featured an op-ed by yours truly, entitled “Congress must OK trade agreements to create jobs in Washington and the U.S.” It’s a great chance for WCIT fans to not only read about the importance of swift action on the three pending free trade agreements with …
Read MoreExport-Import Bank: Not James Bond’s Credit Union, But Still Cool
Working in international trade is, in many ways, the same as being an international man of mystery. As one of the many, many examples of this truth, famed move spy James Bond’s cover story was that he worked “in the export-import business.” (His fake company was called Universal Exports, for …
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