Agenda
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Thursday, April 26th |
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6:00 - 9:00 PM |
Registration, Reception & Dinner |
Barcelona |
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Friday, April 27th |
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9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Breakfast |
Barcelona |
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9:30 – 10:00 AM |
Session 1: Introductions |
Barcelona |
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10:00 - 11:30 AM |
Session 2: Two Views - President Trump on Trade |
Barcelona |
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
Session 3: International Trade in Intellectual Property |
Barcelona |
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1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Lunch |
AC Kitchen |
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2:00 - 4:45 PM |
Free Time |
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4:45 - 5:00 PM |
Pre-Session Snacks |
Barcelona |
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5:00 - 6:30 PM |
Session 4: Tariffs and Trade |
Barcelona |
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7:00 - 8:30 PM |
Dinner |
Dolce |
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8:30 - 9:00 PM |
Networking Reception |
Dolce Rooftop |
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Saturday, April 28th |
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9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Breakfast |
Barcelona |
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9:30 - 11:00 AM |
Session 5: How U.S. Companies can Leverage Government to Gain Access to Foreign Markets |
Barcelona |
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Session 6: Negotiating Nafta, TPP, and TTIP |
Barcelona |
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12:30 - 2:00 PM |
Lunch |
AC Kitchen |
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2:00 - 4:30 PM |
Free Time |
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4:30 - 4:45 PM |
Pre-Session Snacks |
Barcelona |
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4:45 - 6:15 PM |
Session 7: International Trade on the Internet |
Barcelona |
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6:30 - 8:30 PM |
Dinner |
Los Fuegos |
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Sunday, April 29th |
Breakfast & departure at your convenience |
Readings
Session 2: President Trump on Trade: Two Views
Trump Addresses World Economic Forum at Davos By Ian Schwartz
Read Donald Trump's Speech on Trade By Time Staff
Peter Navarro Outlines Trump Administration Trade Policy Speech by Peter Navarro
What is the Trump Trade Doctrine? His Economic Adviser Explains By Paul Solman
What Peter Navarro Gets Right on Trade By Danny Vinik
The Truth About Trade By Scott Lincicome
Coming and Going By Brett Ryder
On the Wrong Side of Globalization By Joseph E. Stiglitz
Free-Trade Way to Job Growth By Matthew J. Slaughter
Are Trade Agreements Good for Americans? By Robert E. Scott and Jeffrey J. Schott
The Mitt-Hawley Fallacy By Paul Krugman
Trade in the Balance By The Economist
The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade By David H. Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson
The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States By David H. Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson
Sugar Price Supports Are Not So Sweet By Michael K. Wohlgenant
How Has Trade Shaped the World (a historical review) By William J. Bernstein
Session 3: International Trade in Intellectual Property
Initiation of 301 Investigation By The Office of the USTRSpecial 301 Report, Executive Summary (pages 1 to 6) By The Office of the USTR
H. Furchtgott-Roth, "Damages from Trafficking in Stolen Property: Sony Info and Celebrity Photos," Forbes.com, January 6, 2015
H. Furchtgott-Roth, "Copyrights Are Important Across America," Forbes.com, June 16, 2015
Session 4: Tariffs and Trade
What past experience tells us about the impact of new American solar tariffs By Minji Jeong and Nathan Hultman
Why a Flat Tariff on All U.S. Imports Would Work By Ian Fletcher
UK Trade Agreements After Brexit: How to Address Tariffs and Regulatory Trade Barriers By Simon Lester
Economic Implications of Wrong-Headed Steel and Aluminum Tariffs By Mickey D. Levy
Potential Fallout of Misguided Steel and Aluminum Tariffs By Charles Hughes
Session 5: How U.S. Companies can Leverage Government to Gain Access to Foreign Markets
Summary of Objectives for the NAFTA Renegotiation By Office of the United States Trade Representative
- Pages 1-2 (table of contents and intro)
- Pages 6-10
Public Law 114-26: Trade Promotion Authority By 114th Congress
Sections 101, 102 (a), 102 (b) (5), 102 (b) 6, 102 (b) 7
Article 1, Section 8
Mission of USTR By Office of the United States Trade Representative
Please use the first part of the text on this page, ending immediately prior to the heading “Working with other Agencies” we would not include the Working with other Agencies” section or those that follow.
Government Agencies that work on Trade By Office of the United States Trade Representative
Written Testimony of Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer before Senate Committee on Finance: The President’s Trade Policy Agenda and Fiscal Year 2018 Budget, June 21, 2017 By Robert E. Lighthizer
Trade and Opening Global Markets By BSA: The Software Alliance
(just the opening web page, no need to follow all the links embedded in the page)
PhRMA’s landing page on trade By PhRMA
(just that page, no need to follow all the links embedded in the page)
Session 6: Negotiating Nafta, TPP, and TTIP
The North American Free Trade Agreement
By M. Angeles Villareal and Ian F. Fergusson
NAFTA at 20: Overview and Trade Effects
By M. Angeles Villareal and Ian F. Fergusson
How Withdrawing from NAFTA would Damage the U.S. Economy
By Matthew J. Slaughter
Negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
By William Krist
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Critics: An introduction and a petition
By Sachie Mizohata
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress
By Ian F. Fergusson, Mark A. McMinimy, and Brock R. Williams
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
By Biswajit Dahr
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) Negotiations
By Shayerah Ilias Akhtar, Vivian C. Jones, and Renée Johnson
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Potentials, Problems and Perspectives
By Gabriel J. Felbermayr and Mario Larch
Advantages and Threats of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
By Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Integrating North American Energy Trade Remains Essential for Economic Growth and Energy Security
By Lucian Pugliaresi
American energy firms are enjoying a bonanza south of the border
By The Economist
Cruz: Renegotiation of NAFTA can open up Mexican energy market
By Dayna Reyes
The Energy Policies of the Trump Administration: Challenges and Opportunities for the U.S. Petroleum Industry
By Lucian Pugliaresi
North American Energy (Report/brochure style)
By The American Petroleum Industry
Free Markets and Free Trade will Fuel U.S. Energy Dominance
By Nicolas Loris
The Economic and Geopolitical Benefits of Free Trade in Energy Resources (Long Report)
By Nicolas Loris, Luke Coffey, Theodore Bromund, James Phillips ,Dean Cheng, Ana Quintana, Lisa Curtis and William WilsonFree Trade and Its Foes
Free Trade and its Foes By Angela Cullen
Session 7: International Trade on the Internet
The USTR Digital Two Dozen
By The Office of the USTR
H. Furchtgott-Roth, "Chinese Government Helped Huawei with 5G," Forbes.com, May 8, 2017
SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS:
Regional vs. Global How Are Countries' Business Cycles Moving Together These Days?
By Diana A. Cooke, M. Ayhan Kose, Christopher Otrok and Michael T. Owyang
Free Trade Makes People Nicer (Free Trade Means Cooperation and Enrichment)
By Matt Ridley
In rose beds, money blooms
By Damian Paletta
Pros and Cons of Attaching Labor Standards to Trade Agreements
By Gary Burtless
Don't Attach Human Rights Concerns to Trade Deals like TPP
By K. William Watson
Moral Case for Trade Engagement to Reduce Human Rights Abuses
By Robert A. Sirico
All Trump's Trade Wars
By Irwin M. Stelzer
Greater Certainty in Trade Relations?: Understated Strategic Alliances, Vital Legislation, Trade and Regional Agreements
By Marianne Ojo
What Do Trade Agreements Really Do
By Dani Rodrik
Remember Bush's 2002 steel tariffs? His chief of staff warns Trump not to do the same.
By Heather Long
Steel: Monitoring Developments in the Domestic Industry
By The U.S. International Trade Commission
The Unintended Consequences of U.S. Steel Import Tariffs: A Quantification of the Impact During 2002
By Dr. Joseph Francois and Laura M. Baughman
Steel Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Ben Goodrich