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Alexander Hitch

The Next Battleground in Trump's Trade War: Vietnam

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The Diplomat
Alexander Hitch

Vietnam is likely the Trump administration’s next trade target. But the calculus differs in key ways from China.

Global Economy

Illinois Companies To Trump Administration: Don't Escalate Trade War

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WBEZ
Alexander Hitch

Illinois companies and trade associations are among hundreds nationwide heading to Washington D.C. this week to convince the Trump Administration to hold off on a threat to increase tariffs on Chinese products.

A bulk carrier ship is loaded, Friday, May 10, 2019, at the Temco grain terminal at the Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Wash. Global Economy

Why "America First" Doesn’t Resonate in Germany

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

German policy and thought leaders generally look for political and economic integration to ensure stability. This presents a sharp contrast to the drum-beating "America First" position.

Angela Merkel, left and US President Trump at the White House in 2017
Reuters
Global Economy

Does the Future of the WTO Hang in the Balance in Ottawa?

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

For decades, the United States has been the driving force pushing for new rules to govern world trade. What if the other major countries of the world assumed that mantle in our absence? It’s happening.

Bills of various currency from around the world are pictured in a stack
Jéan Béller
Global Economy

NAFTA Pronouncements and Reality

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

To pass legislation and end any uncertainty swirling around the trade pact, NAFTA's new labor chapter may need further tweaking.

US Capitol building
Ajay Parthasarathy
Global Economy

Workforce Development and Immigrants: The View from Milwaukee

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

With Wisconsin's labor force projected to shrink as the population ages, immigrants will be a vital part of the state's future economic stability.

Milwaukee skyline
Tom Barrett
Global Cities

Midwestern Trade Skepticism Associated with Education Level

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

Although Midwesterners differ slightly from the general population in their views of international trade, Midwesterners without postsecondary education are more suspicious.

View of the interior of an industrial factory
Ant Rozetsky
Public Opinion

CPTPP Countries March Forward in an Uncertain Trade Climate

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is to be signed March 8—one year after the US stepped away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Trade ministers and delegates from the remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) attend the TPP Ministerial Meeting during the APEC 2017
Reuters
Global Economy

What Is Currency Manipulation, After All?

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

Alexander Hitch explains the difference between manipulating and managing a currency and examines the advantages for China to engage in manipulation.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands
Reuters
Global Economy

Don't Blame Trade: Low-Skilled Job Losses Will Not Be Solved by Protectionism

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Global Insight by Alexander Hitch

President Trump should tackle the problem of job dislocation broadly by building a larger retraining system in sectors where the US possesses a comparative advantage.

Workers inside an Audi plant in Mexico, with the frame of a car in the foreground
Carlos Aranda
Global Economy