Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms: Economic, Program, and Policy Issues

Abstract

Although free trade provides benefits to all trading partners, reducing barriers to trade forces firms and workers in all countries to adjust to stiffer global competition. For some, the adjustment process can be difficult and Congress, in recognizing this problem, has authorized three programs to assist trade-impacted firms, farmers, and workers. This report focuses on the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) program for firms, which provides technical assistance to help them develop strategies to remain competitive in the changing international economy. The TAA for firms program was reauthorized through FY2007 at an annual funding level of $16 million as part of the Trade Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-210). This report will be updated periodically.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 10, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471756

Entities

People

  • J. F. Hornbeck

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Competition
  • Congress
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Policy
  • Economic Systems
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Law
  • Marketing
  • Markets
  • Productivity
  • Small Business
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trade Policy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.