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.

ShowCASE: Trade, Innovation, and Productivity

According to the latest European Commission forecasts published on July 7, the EU economy will return to its pre-pandemic level in the last quarter of 2021 or one quarter earlier than expected in the previous forecast. This shows an expected higher EU economic growth compared to the spring projections.

Center for Social and Economic Research Tue, 07/27/2021

Bay to Bay: China’s Greater Bay Area Plan and its Synergies for San Francisco Bay Area and U.S. Business

The focus of this report is to analyze the economic and innovation potential of the GBA project in the context of recent global trends and to examine synergies with the Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area that might facilitate collaboration beyond the longstanding relationships the region already enjoys with China and with Hong Kong in particular.

The Bay Area Council Economic InstituteTue, 06/29/2021

Southern Connection: Innovation Clusters in Mexico and the Bridge to Silicon Valley

This report examines Mexico’s’ continuing transition and the issues and opportunities that it presents for Bay Area companies. It particularly does this through the lens of cities and regions that cluster assets that Bay Area/Silicon Valley companies look for: infrastructure, talent, universities, R&D, and entrepreneurs.

Mon, 06/21/2021

Principles and a Framework of Antitrust for Global Innovation

GTIPA members propose a framework and principles to guide antitrust policy to foster greater levels of global innovation.

Thu, 06/17/2021

More than a dose of collaboration: What Ottawa should do if it wants drugs and vaccines to be made in Canada and benefit patients

In a new MLI paper, Nigel Rawson and John Adams delve into how proposed federal regulations designed to slash drug prices would not only be unsustainable, but would further thwart innovation in the already-beleaguered Canadian biopharmaceutical sector.

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Thu, 06/03/2021

Trade Club for Climate

The adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015 calls for concerted effort by the international community to restrain the increase in global average temperatures

German Economic InstituteFri, 05/14/2021

Americans Are After Our Drugs Again

In the latest MLI paper, “Americans Are After Our Drugs Again: Why and What Can We Do About It?” author Brian Ferguson argues that the resurgence of the notion of drug re-importation is something that should greatly concern Canadians.

The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Mon, 11/02/2020

Investing in Times of a Pandemic

According to the Global Investor Study, when the coronavirus pandemic hit the markets in the first quarter of the year, almost 80% of investors decided to restructure their investment portfolios in order to minimize financial losses. Advanced investors were more likely to implement substantial changes in their portfolios: 88% of investors with significant financial knowledge restructured their portfolios, whereas only 57% of those who have little financial knowledge did so.

Austrian Economics CenterFri, 10/30/2020

Without economic freedom, South Africans will never grow their own wealth pies

South Africa has experimented with economic freedom since 1994, but not embraced it to the extent that would yield significant material outcomes for the most vulnerable in society. Many commentators are wax-lyrical about the country's potential. That potential means little if there are myriad roadblocks to economic liberation, and every bit of momentum is quickly stopped by the government slamming the brakes.

The Free Market Foundation Mon, 10/26/2020

Promoting Food Security Through Free Trade Ideas, A Congratulations to the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies

Property Rights Alliance congratulates the Center For Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) on becoming a finalist in the final round for the Templeton Freedom Award, a prestigious honor complementing the work CIPS has done through their Affordable Food for the Poor Initiative, making nutritious food available and affordable throughout Indonesia. With many barriers and import restrictions affecting food in Indonesia, CIPS has worked relentlessly, against popular opinion, to promote open markets and food security throughout Indonesia.

Property Rights AllianceFri, 10/23/2020

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