Trade and Innovation

Trade plays key roles in fostering innovation, both as a conduit for the diffusion of global technology and knowhow that facilitates innovation in developing nations and by giving innovative companies access to large global markets through which they can recoup their upfront investments in R&D and generate revenues to finance future generations of innovation. GTIPA-member reports here examine trade-innovation linkages.

An Allied Approach to Semiconductor Leadership

Many countries rightly seek to maximize their value added in the global semiconductor industry. But like-minded allied nations can also advance their leadership collectively by collaborating on technology and ecosystem development, intellectual property, and trade liberalization.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationThu, 09/17/2020

Does the corona crisis lead to a banking crisis?

The economic policy debate on the Covid-19 pand

German Economic InstituteFri, 08/21/2020

Biden versus Trump

(Available in German)

German Economic InstituteMon, 08/17/2020

FMF Quarterly Review

The Free Market Foundation Tue, 07/28/2020

The Baja California and Nuevo Leon Industry, Innovation, and Talent Clusters

Like other countries, Mexico’s states and cities define its economic landscap

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteSat, 07/25/2020

Medicine tariffs still a barrier to access

Pharmaceutical tariffs have been falling in recent years, but they still reach 20% in some countries, according to new research from Geneva Network. The analysis shows in some countries, falling average tariff rates are cancelled out by large increases in the categories of medicines subject to tariffs. In the face of the Covid pandemic, the world needs legally-binding abolition of medicine tariffs now.

Geneva NetworkWed, 07/22/2020

India's insurance sector: challenges and opportunities

India’s insurance sector has been growing dynamically in the last couple of y

ICRIERWed, 07/15/2020

The EU Should Learn from Britain’s Business Ambitions

Boris Johnson leads the UK with the very same ambition as his predecessor.

Austrian Economics CenterWed, 07/15/2020

Silicon Valley Bridges to Japan: A New Convergence

Japan and the San Francisco Bay Area find themselves in strategic alignment as digitalization drives the Industry 4.0 revolution. Bay Area technology companies are expanding their footprint in the Japanese market, and Japan’s largest industrial firms are engaging both Japanese and Silicon Valley startups.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteFri, 07/10/2020

The EU's Dubious "Free" Trade Agenda on Pharmaceuticals

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has shocked many of us. But perhaps the most shocked were those in the European Commission who are responsible for the provision of pharmaceuticals to the populous. In a roadmap plan for a new piece of legislation, the Commission lays out a comprehensive approach to regulating pharmaceuticals and free trade, based on the lessons learned from the pandemic.

Austrian Economics CenterTue, 07/07/2020

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