US foreign trade policy as a tool for protecting national interests

Foreign Lobbies and US Trade Policy∗

In popular discussion much has been made recently of the susceptibility of government policies to lobbying by foreigners. The general presumption has also been that such interactions have a deleterious effect on the home economy. However, it can be argued that, in a trade policy context, bending policy in a direction that would suit foreigners may not in fact be harmful: If the policy outcome a...

Human Rights in US Foreign Policy

Nber Working Paper Series Foreign Lobbies and Us Trade Policy

In popular discussion much has been made recently of the susceptibility of government policies to lobbying by foreigners. The general presumption has also been that such interactions have a deleterious effect on the home economy. However, it can be argued that, in a trade policy context, bending policy in a direction that would suit foreigners may not in fact be harmful: If the policy outcome a...

Global Trade and Conflicting National Interests

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, a research sponsoring foundation. William J. Baumol has published over 500 articles in various fields of economics. For more on Baumol’s background, see his interview in the Journal of Economic Perspectives (Krueger 2001). Gomory and Baumol also published several companion articles to this book (see for example, Gomory and Baumol 2004). GLOBAL TRADE AND CONFLICTING N...

US interests, institutions, and negotiation strategies for agricultural trade

This paper provides an empirical test of how U.S. interests and the GATT regime affect the likelihood of cooperation. Specifically, I examine cooperation on the issue of agriculture trade policy liberalization. By disaggregating different features of negotiations, I demonstrate which institutional features are most important and how they change the political balance in countries that favor agri...