Starting Points

• General



• Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site



• The International Economics Network



• Institute of International Economics Network



• International Financial Institutions Research Site

• For Educators (K-12)



• The Federal Reserve Education



• The Department of The Treasury - Education

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Antitrust/Competition Policy

• Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law

• 2003



• "Text: Antitrust Officials Issue Guidelines on Merger Notification, Multi-jurisdiction review process at issue, U.S. official says," US State Dept, 6/26/03. "Antitrust officials from about 50 countries including the United States have worked out voluntary guidelines for cross-border merger notifications, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. In a June 26 press release, the department described the four new recommended practices adopted by the International Competition Network (ICN) conference in Merida, Mexico." http://lists.state.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-USIAINFO.EXE?A2=ind0306d&L=WF-EASIA&P=R12377



• "Competition Network Set to Examine Cross-Boder Mergers," FT6/23/03, p7. International Competition Network meets in Merida, Mexico, for its second annual meeting, to establish common criteria for cross-border M&As. http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/annualconference2003.html, http://www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org/news/june262003.html

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Agriculture

• No Resources Yet

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Banking

• US Board of Govenors of the Federal Reserve Systrem

• 2003



• US Senators Anxious about Basel II Banking Reforms," FT6/19/03, p6. Senate Banking Committee members express fear at a hearing 6/18 that Basel II proposals may endanger the US economy by reducing lending to small businesses among other concerns. http://banking.senate.gov/03_06hrg/061803/index.htm

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Competitiveness

• Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law

• 2003



• "EU Competition Authorities Put among Top of the Class," FT6/17/03, p7. Global Competition Review survey ranks competition authorities. Ratings are 1. US, Germany; 3. UK; 4. EU; 5. Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland. http://www.globalcompetitionreview.com/

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Corruption

• International Research Center for Corruption Research

• Transparency International



• "Corruption Barometer," Japan and Argentina considered politicians the most corrupt people in their nation, with Peru and Indonesia considering the courts as most corrupt.http://www.transparency.org/pressreleases_archive/2003/2003.07.03.global_corr_barometer.en.html

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Development

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)



• UN Human Development Report 2003, Japan Ranked 44th in the world on the Women's Participation in Society measure in UNDP Human Development Report 2002 report. Report

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Dollar Policy

• U.S. Department of Treasury



• The Coalition for a Sound Dollar
  US Lobbying Organization

• 2003



• "Coalition for a Sound Dollar (NAM) releases a new monthly, the "Asian Currency Manipulation Monitor," highlighting Japan's recent record intervention to buy more than $43 billion dollars and other actions taken by China, Korea and Taiwan to keep their currencies artificially low against the dollar. "Japan's blatant manipulation of its currency through massive intervention in the market in order to keep an artificially weak yen should be seen for what it is – an outright subsidy for its manufacturers," said Steve Collins, president of the Automotive Trade Policy Council and spokesman for the Coalition. It is a policy of exchange rate protectionism which is aimed straight at the heart of America's manufacturers."
  Press Release, Monthly Currency Manipulation Monitor

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Foreign Direct Investment

• 2003



• "Text: U.S. Net Negative Investment Position Hits Record in 2002, Foreigners increase purchases of U.S. corporate bonds, Treasury," US State Dept, 6/30/03. "The net investment position of the United States reached a negative record in 2002, the Department of Commerce reports. In a June 30 news release, the department calculated that at yearend 2002 the value of foreign investments in the United States exceeded the value of U.S. investments abroad by $2,387,211 million, up from $1,979,906 million at yearend 2001." http://lists.state.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-USIAINFO.EXE?A2=ind0306e&L=WF-EASIA&P=R2526



• "Study of Cross-Border Merger Cost Boosts Calls for Reform," FT6/23/03, p15. Price-Waterhouse Cooper study reveals that companies in large cross-border mergers pay up to $11.6 million to have their deals reviewed by antitrust regulators. http://www.pwcglobal.com/uk/eng/about/svcs/vs/pwc_mergers.pdf



• "International M&A Flows Fall Sharply, Says OECD Report," FT6/20/03, p8. According to OECD report, Trends and Recent Developments in Foreign Direct Investment, international investment flows are less than half 2002 levels; cross-border M&A activity falls to lowest level since the mid-1990s, the biggest losers being the US and UK. http://www.oecd.org/pdf/M00042000/M00042212.pdf

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Innovation

• No Resources Yet

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Intellectual Property

• Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law



• Web Site Addresses of Industrial Property Offices



• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)



• Eurasian Intellectual property Office



• European Patent Office



• Chinese Patent Office



• China: Hong Kong Patent Office



• South Korean Patent Office



• Japan Patent Office



• United States Patent Office



• WIPO Industrial Property Statistics



• OECD Patent Statistics Project



• WTO: TRIPS (Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights)



• National Academies' Intellectual Property website



• Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
  Leading US association of IP attorneys. Excellent news source for IPR issues in the US and the world.



• International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI)



• Pacific Intellectual Property Association (PIPA)

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Labor

• Child Labor



• "The Department of Labor's 2002 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor," 6/11/2003, prepared by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, US Dept of Labor in response to a child labor reporting requirement under the Trade and Development Act of 2000. It is the second annual report on the worst forms of child labor in 146 countries and territories that receive U.S. trade benefits.
  Press Release, Report

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Law

• International Trade Law Sources on the Internet

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Manufacturing

• National Association of Manufacturers [NAM]

• 2003



• "Case for a Strong Manufacturing Base," A Study prepared for the NAM Council of manufacturing Associations by Joel Popkin and Company. http://www.nam.org/secondary.asp?TrackID=&CategoryID=11936/10

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Organizations

• Bank for International Settlements [BIS]

• European Union

• G-8 Information Centre

• International Monetary Fund [IMF]



2003
• "Finance Academic to Become IMF's Chief Economist," FT7/3/03, p3. Chicago Business School Finance professor Raghuram Rajan will replace Ken Rogoff as the IMF's chief economist. http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2003/pr03100.htm

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD]

• World Bank



2003
• "World Bank Cuts Cambodia Loan In Demobilisation Scandal," FT7/9/03, A7. The World Bank has cancelled an $18 million loan after the Cambodian government fails to follow proper purchasing procedures for motorcycles for demobilized soldiers. http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/eap/eap.nsf/Attachments/khdemobmisproc.doc/$File/khdemobmisproc10.doc



• "Fighting Poverty Key To Global Peace and Stability, Says Global Poll:" Survey commissioned by World Bank of 2,600 opinion leaders in 48 countries looks at foreign aid, development and perceptions of World Bank, World Bank Press Release

• World Economic Forum [WEF]

• World Trade Organization [WTO]

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Science & Technology

• The National Academies
  Advisory group on the scientific issues to the US policy community. Includes: the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.



• Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs



• Commonwealth Science Council



• OECD Science, Technology and Industry



• OECD Statistical Analysis of Science, Technology and Industry

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Standards

• No Resources Yet

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Tax

• Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law

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Trade

• World Trade Organization [WTO]



• United States Trade Representative [USTR]

• 2003



• "Tech Trade Update, 2003," American Electronics Asssociation. Technology goods exports fell 26% from $223 billion in 2000 to $166 billion in 2002; High-tech goods imports decreased 19%, from $271 billion in 2000 to $220 billion in 2002; The deficit in technology goods trade was a record $54 billion in 2002. http://www.aeanet.org/publications/idmk_tech_trade_update_2003.asp
  
  
• "UN Urges Rich To Restart Trade Talks," FT6/26/03, p5. UN's 2003 World Economic and Social Survey calls on developed countries to restart WTO Doha trade negotiations and halt agricultural export subsidies to help stimulate developing economies. World trade is forecast to rise 4% in 2003. http://www.aeanet.org/publications/idmk_tech_trade_update_2003.asp
  
  

• Free Trade Agreements



2003
• "ITC Expects Little To No Economic Impact From Singapore, Chile FTAs," Inside US Trade, 6/20/03. "The free trade agreements the U.S. has signed with Chile and Singapore are likely to have minimal economic impact in the U.S., though some specific industry sectors may see measurable changes in terms of increased exports and imports, according to two separate studies by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Beyond the increases in exports and imports, the ITC holds open that there may be other economic impacts from a general improvement in the business climate between the U.S. and these countries, but that these would be hard to quantify."
  
  
  • U.S.-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: POTENTIAL ECONOMYWIDE AND SELECTED SECTORAL EFFECTS Investigation No. TA-2104-6 (Publication 3603; June 2003)
    
    
  • U.S.-CHILE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: POTENTIAL ECONOMYWIDE AND SELECTED SECTORAL EFFECTS Investigation No. TA-2104-5 (Publication 3605; June 2003)
    
    For Both Reports in PDF
    
    

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