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.

The Intellectual Basis of U.S. Trade Policy Trench Warfare

This report describes and postulates the three competing economic doctrines that shape trade policy debates.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 01/26/2015

Trade in the Bay Area: Investment and Global Financial Flows,

This report finds that the revenues of Bay Area companies increasingly come from global markets and that the Bay Area economy is intricately linked with global trade and financial flows.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteMon, 12/01/2014

Trade and Investment Barriers Affecting International Production Networks in India

This paper analyses the reasons behind India lagging behind East and South East Asian economies in participating in international production networks, on which growth in manufacturing has become increasingly dependent in the contemporary world.

ICRIERTue, 07/01/2014

Joining the Supply Chain: A Firm-Level Perspective from Southeast Asia

This paper undertakes a comparative, firm-level analysis of joining the supply chain in five Southeast Asian economies to improve understanding of fragmentation of manufacturing across borders.

ICRIERSun, 06/01/2014

Navigating the Headwinds: Mitigating Contention in India-US Business Engagement

This ICRIER reports addresses contemporary challenges in U.S.-India economic and trade relations and provides insights as to how they can be best addressed and resolved.

ICRIERTue, 04/01/2014

Ties That Bind, 2014 Edition: The San Francisco Bay Area’s Economic Links to Greater China

This report examines the long-standing commercial and cultural ties that exist between the San Francisco Bay Area and greater China.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteThu, 01/23/2014

Impact of American Investment in India

This ICRIER study investigates the socioeconomic impact of American investment in India and identifies the challenges faced by the American investors in India. A multi-sector survey, based on in-person interviews with key stakeholders, it has been juxtaposed with relevant secondary data to elucidate the spillovers of the direct investment by U.S. entities in India.

ICRIERWed, 01/01/2014

Who Else Benefits from CETA? Some Implications of “Most-Favoured Nation” Treatment

Investors from US and Mexico and other third-party countries will benefit from the Canada-EU trade deal when it comes to investing in Canada, according to a report by the C.D. Howe Institute.

C.D. Howe Institute Thu, 12/19/2013

Are Workers More Vulnerable in Tradable Industries?

This report assesses whether the probability of displacement is higher and income losses after displacement are greater for workers in tradable services and manufacturing than in non-tradable service sectors.

Swedish Agency for Growth Policy AnalysisSun, 12/01/2013

Competitiveness, Innovation and Productivity: Clearing Up The Confusion

ITIF explains the difference between competitiveness, innovation and productivity in this policy memo.

Information Technology and Innovation FoundationMon, 08/19/2013

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