"The simple fact is that highly skilled foreign-born workers make enormous contributions to our economy [...] The US will find it far more difficult to maintain its competitive edge over the next 50 years if it excludes those who are able and willing to help us compete. Other nations are benefiting from our misguided policies."
Bill Gates,
Testimony before the Committee on Science and Technology, US House of Representatives,
March 12, 2008.
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Friday, October 27, 2006 Featuring Patrick Messerlin, Groupe d'Economie Mondiale, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris; with comments by Daniel Griswold, Center for Trade Policy Studies; and moderated by Marian Tupy, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. Last year, Sir Charles Crawford, the British ambassador to Poland, called the European Common Agricultural Policy "the most stupid, immoral state-subsidized policy in human history, give or take communism." In spite of partial reform, the CAP remains an immensely wasteful farm subsidy program that harms European consumers as well as some producers in developing countries. The CAP is also one the most important obstacles to the successful conclusion of the Doha Round of negotiations on global trade liberalization.
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In 1996 Congress passed the Freedom to Farm Act, which put our country on a new path toward fewer subsidies and less reliance on market-distorting price support programs. In 2002 Congress abruptly and dramatically shifted course in the wrong direction with the enactment of the 2002 farm bill. This legislation formalized the significantly increased "emergency" spending of the previous two years with a massive expansion of the cost and scope of agriculture programs. As Congress prepares to craft a new farm bill in 2007, Rep. Jeff Flake and Sallie James discussed why it is time to overhaul U.S. agriculture policy once again.
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
11:00 p.m.
Prospects for Reform of U.S. Agricultural Policy - With or Without Doha (
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In the next six to nine months, a new farm bill will be written in the United States. The World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda negotiations were an oft-cited reason for reforming U.S. agricultural policy. Now that those negotiations have been suspended, what are the prospects for liberalizing the farm sector and reducing the significant costs imposed on American consumers, taxpayers, and trade partners as a result of government farm policies?
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Tuesday, August 1, 2006 Featuring In January 2004, President Bush called upon Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform that would secure our borders, meet our economic needs, and uphold our best traditions as an immigrant nation. In response, the House and Senate will soon begin the difficult task of reconciling two starkly different immigration bills. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, a prominent member of the president's economic team and an immigrant himself, has called on Congress to pass an immigration bill that not only protects our borders but also "recognizes the needs of a growing economy." In a major address, the secretary will explain why reform must include a temporary worker program and a "hard-earned path to legalization" for undocumented workers already in the United States.Transcript of the event is available here.
12:00 p.m.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform for a Growing Economy (, , )
The Hon. Carlos Gutierrez
Secretary of Commerce
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Thursday, July 20, 2006
12:00 p.m.
U.S. Trade Policy in the Wake of Doha: Why Unilateral Liberalization Makes Sense (, , )
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Daniel Ikenson, Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies (remarks); and
Will Martin, World Bank's Development Research Group (PowerPoint presentation).
Nearly five years after the launch of the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda, with its goal of further reducing barriers to trade in goods and services, prospects for an outcome look remote. But increased trade does not require new agreements. Through unilateral liberalization, the U.S. objectives of the Doha Round can be achieved: better opportunities for American businesses, greater affordability and choice for consumers, improved prospects for farmers and producers in developing countries, and greater international receptivity to U.S. policies.
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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
12:00 p.m.
U.S.-China Trade, Exchange Rates, and the U.S. Economy (, , )
Featuring
Nicholas Lardy, Institute for International Economics (PowerPoint presentation);
Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers; and
Daniel Griswold, Cato Institute.
One year after China's modest currency reforms, the issue remains a sticking point in U.S.-China trade relations. Critics argue that China's yuan remains grossly undervalued, bestowing an unfair advantage on imports from China at the expense of U.S. producers. Other observers contend that benefits from trade with China far outweigh any concerns about its currency. Policy options range from doing nothing to aggressive diplomacy to imposing steep tariffs on Chinese imports. Three experts on U.S.-China trade will discuss the status of reform in China, the impact of U.S.-China trade and exchange rates on our economy, and what change, if any, should be made in U.S. economic policy toward China.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
11:00 a.m.
U.S. Trade Policy in the Wake of Doha: Why Unilateral Liberalization Makes Sense (, , )
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Jagdish Bhagwati, Professor of Economics and Law, Columbia University; Senior Fellow in International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations; and
Daniel Ikenson, Associate Director, CTPS, Cato Institute.
Four and a half years after the launch of the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda, with its goals of further reducing barriers to trade in goods and services, prospects for an auspicious outcome look remote. But increased trade does not require new agreements. Through unilateral liberalization, the U.S. objectives of the Doha Round can be achieved: better opportunities for American businesses, greater affordability and choice for consumers, improved prospects for farmers and producers in developing countries, and greater international receptivity to U.S. policies.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
12:00 p.m.
Advancing Economic Freedom in the Middle East: The U.S.-Omani Free-Trade Agreement (, , )
Featuring Maqbool Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce and Industry of Oman; Salem Ben Nasser Al Ismaily, Center for Investment Promotion and Export Development; and Fred McMahon, Centre for Globalization Studies Fraser Institute.
The hope behind the U.S. policy is that expanding economic freedom and openness in the Middle East will create private-sector opportunities in a region plagued by high trade barriers and stagnant growth. Can freer markets bring more democracy and peace to the region? Two speakers from Oman, one of the freest and most open economies in the Muslim world, will offer their insights from the government and private sectors, with comments from a leading expert on economic freedom in the Middle East.
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