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International trade policies and new technologies facilitate the flow of people, information, and products across national borders, in turn encouraging the integration of regional economies, societies, and cultures. RAND research has investigated how globalization affects and has been affected by policymaking throughout the world.

Commentary

Eliminating Jobs or Strengthening the Economy? The Impact of Trade Policies on the American Worker

Aug 30, 2016

The enormous benefits of trade include economic growth, more variety for industry and consumers, and lower prices. But trade can displace some American workers. Training programs, relocation assistance, and wage insurance can help.
Commentary

Curbing Globalization Won't Halt the Rise of Inequality

Dec 14, 2016

Globalization may be one of many factors driving inequality. But ending trade agreements and throwing up trade barriers is unlikely to stop this trend.

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Periodical

RAND Review: July-August 2017

This issue highlights recent RAND research on the prevalence and burden of chronic health conditions; on the economic benefits of U.S. overseas security commitments; and on what RAND is doing to anticipate emerging global security challenges.

Jul 11, 2017
Commentary

China Stressed a Growing Interest in Global Trade and Governance at Davos

President Xi Jinping became the first Chinese leader to appear at the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum last week. He gave a keynote speech that defended global trade and criticized protectionism. His speech reflected, in part, the reality that China has profited enormously from decades of globalization.

Jan 24, 2017
Commentary

Carrier Deal Does Not Carry the Day for American Workers

Despite the good intentions, pressuring companies like Carrier to keep jobs in the U.S. addresses only the smaller part of the problem, globalization, not the larger one, technological change. A long term solution would be to upgrade the education and training system so that students graduate with skills for life-long learning.

Dec 21, 2016
Commentary

Cracks in the Chinese Powerhouse

Like most countries that have experienced rapid development, China is struggling to transition from a highly successful but unsustainable economic model. Beijing faces the additional challenge of executing difficult reforms in the face of an inhospitable global economy.

Dec 19, 2016
Commentary

America's Shifting Labor Market in a Technology-Driven World

Making America competitive in a transitioning market will require examining future labor market requirements. Workforce development programs that target building labor capacity for a new economy will be essential.

Nov 25, 2016
Commentary

Is the U.S. Abandoning the World Order It Created?

In the 20th century the United States created and expanded a world order that has provided security and prosperity—and it has borne much of the cost for sustaining it. Can that liberal global order be updated rather than jettisoned?

Nov 14, 2016
Blog

Who Wins Globalization?

While more needs to be done for those who once worked in industries such as furniture manufacturing, where essentially all activity has moved to lower-cost nations, the U.S. is starting to see an increase in manufacturing activity because of new types of technological advances.

Nov 14, 2016
Essay

Election 2016: The Domestic Issues

RAND offers a unique take on the big domestic issues facing America: research that is independent, reliable, and rigorously nonpartisan.

Oct 3, 2016
Commentary

Evolving 21st-Century Workplace and the American Workforce: Trends and Policy Responses

Three trends have important implications for the future of work: a shifting demography toward older workers, more women, and more diversity; continuing technological change that will increase the demand for skilled workers; and increased globalization.

Aug 23, 2016
Blog

Puzzles, Paradoxes, Controversies, and the Global Economy

In a wide-ranging collection of essays first published between 2007 and 2014, Charles Wolf Jr. shares his insights on the world's economies, including those of China, the United States, Japan, Korea, India, and others.

Jun 1, 2015
Commentary

The U.S.-China Crossover

According to the IMF, the U.S. and Chinese GDPs in 2015 are $18.4 trillion and $11.1 trillion, respectively. Current and impending conditions in both economies suggest that the estimates of when China will surpass the U.S. are likely premature, and by a substantial margin.

Mar 20, 2015
Report

The Rise of a Global Middle Class: Global Societal Trends to 2030

Accelerating economic growth has led to decreasing between-country inequality over the last decade but within-country inequality is on the rise. Within-country inequality may generate a range of negative outcomes, including potential decline in social cohesion.

Feb 12, 2015
Blog

The Risks and Rewards of Emerging Markets

Emerging markets may offer challenges ranging from corruption to the threat of violence, but the rewards can be worth the risks, experts said during a panel discussion at RAND's Politics Aside event. Reuters Americas Editor Dayan Candappa moderated the panel which included Carlos Slim Helú, a businessman, investor, and philanthropist, and Saad Mohseni, CEO of MOBY Group.

Nov 16, 2014
Blog

RAND Experts Discuss Chinese Engagement in Africa

Larry Hanauer and Lyle Morris discussed their recent report, Chinese Engagement in Africa, as part of RAND's China Luncheon Series. They took a comprehensive look at Chinese and African objectives in the political and economic spheres and the means by which they work to achieve their goals.

Oct 14, 2014
Report

Report

China's International Behavior: Chinese translation (traditional characters)

China's international activism is one of the newest and most important trends in global affairs. This monograph (translated into traditional Chinese characters) analyzes how China defines its international objectives, how it is pursuing them, and what it means for U.S. interests.

May 5, 2014
Commentary

Happy 80th Birthday, 'GDP' — Is It Not Time to Retire?

While there are merits to using GDP, it is clear that it fails to measure several important potential externalities to economic growth, such as environmental damage, poor working conditions, or violations of privacy rights.

Feb 6, 2014
News Release

News Release

The EU Can Save Billions

The common policies of the EU countries have paid off. For the first time, there are euro and cent calculations to prove that the transferal of policies to the EU level, and their funding through the EU, actually saves national governments money.

Jul 11, 2013
Commentary

Fighting Fit? Why Europe Needs Fewer Soldiers

If greater co-ordination were possible across European nations — allied to a more professional cadre of soldiers — far fewer troops would be required, writes Matt Bassford. A reduction in land forces could deliver savings of approximately €6.5 billion in wage costs alone.

Jul 11, 2013

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