RAND Research Topic: Trade Barriers 2012-05-24T14:58:01Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/trade-barriers.html The United States, Japan, and Free Trade: Moving in the Same Direction? http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP363.html Apr 23, 2012 Apr 23, 2012 The authors look at four trade policy options for Japan and the United States. They evaluate each option for each country based on its impact on international relations and economic growth and its political and practical feasibility and conclude that the best option for both nations is to move forward cooperatively with the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Our Misplaced Yuan Worries http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/12/15/WSJ.html Dec 15, 2007 Dec 15, 2007 <p>To reduce the bilateral imbalances between China and the U.S. requires more carefully crafted policies than revaluation of the yuan, else the results could be perverse, writes Charles Wolf Jr.</p> Gift from Cyrus Chung Ying Tang Foundation Will Help Establish China Study Institute http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/09/19/index1.html Sep 19, 2007 Sep 19, 2007 <p>The Cyrus Chung Ying Tang Foundation has donated $2 million to the RAND Corporation to establish the Tang Institute for U.S.-China Relations. The institute will work to improve policy discussions that shape relations between the U.S. and China on issues such as currency, labor and trade, and more.</p> Cost of Unleashing China's Currency http://www.rand.org/commentary/2007/07/13/CSM.html Jul 13, 2007 Jul 13, 2007 <p>Congressional critics say China's undervalued currency is the root of the problem. While China's currency may well be undervalued, the fundamental causes of the job losses and the trade deficit actually lie elsewhere, write William H. Overholt and Pieter Bottelier.</p> Globalization's Unequal Discontents http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/12/21/WP.html Dec 21, 2006 Dec 21, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: Globalization's Unequal Discontents, in Washingtonpost.com. A Sensible Solution To Beijing's Yuan Dilemma? http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/05/20/AWSJ.html May 20, 2005 May 20, 2005 Published commentary by RAND staff. The Falling Dollar: A Silver Lining for Pittsburgh http://www.rand.org/commentary/2005/05/08/PPG.html May 8, 2005 May 8, 2005 Published commentary by RAND staff. Uncertain Times for Foreign Investment in China http://www.rand.org/commentary/2002/06/24/WSJ.html Jun 24, 2002 Jun 24, 2002 Published commentary by RAND staff.