The Sustainable Trade Index (or Hinrich Index) measures the capacity of 20 economies – including 19 in Asia, and the United States – to participate in international trade in a manner that supports the long-term domestic and global goals of economic growth, environmental protection, and better social equity. The Hinrich Index aims to stimulate meaningful discussions of the full range of considerations when advancing sustainable trade.

Nigel Cory contributed to this briefing offering eight recommendations to the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders to start shaping a trade policy agenda for a digital future.

My testimony will focus on the evolution and impact of U.S. trade policy as it relates to international e-commerce and digital trade and the challenges involved in trying to analyze and quantify the value of these provisions to the U.S. economy, especially as it relates to the moratorium on enacting duties on digital products.

Writing in the European Cybersecurity Journal, Daniel Castro and Eline Chivot highlight six key goals the Commission should prioritize in the forthcoming Digital Services Act. In particular, the Act should clarify the types of platforms and content that fall under its scope; set proportionate responsibilities and obligations for platforms; increase legal certainty for platforms; protect freedom of expression; harmonize rules across the EU; and minimize the impact of its rules outside its borders.