Commentary

PIIE's scholars draw on their research to provide commentary and analysis in a broad array of formats outside the Institute. Op-eds, testimony, speeches, and scholarly papers for other organizations all aim for the highest standards of objectivity, rigor and transparency required by the Institute for its own publications. Their writings are not intended to reflect an official view of the Institute or the views of members of the Institute's Board of Directors, and authors must adhere to strict standards of disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest.

Op-Eds

FCA assembly workers work prepare to attach the grill to a 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan at the FCA Windsor Assembly Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada October 5, 2018.

REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

The 5 Surprising Things about the New USMCA Trade Agreement

October 9, 2018

There's a new US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement after more than a year of high-stakes drama. President Trump's fingerprints are all over the deal, announced September 30, a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which took effect in 1994. Trade deals typically aim to boost...

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)

China Doesn’t Yet Have a Grip on P2P Lending Risks

Martin Chorzempa (PIIE)

October 3, 2018

The Upward March of Oil Prices Shows Few Signs of Stopping

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE)

September 28, 2018

For Trump, it was a summer of tariffs and more tariffs. Here’s where things stand.

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)

September 17, 2018

Testimonies

US Tools to Address Chinese Market Distortions

June 8, 2018

US domestic policy tools such as tariffs have proven insufficient to address the underlying distortions in the Chinese market. A US-only approach is bound to fail in the absence of new and enforceable international rules on state-owned enterprises. Video of Bown's testimony is available here .

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)