Key Websites Recommended by Professor Brothers
International Trade/Finance Page (As per Professor Hecox Recommendations)
Government institutions
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White
House Home Page-Excellent source for government speeches/documents,
information on Fast track renewal, Research and Development programs, and
social/economic statistics.
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USITC
Home Page-Objective trade expertise, trade statistics, and current
news releases. Very good for information on trade complaints and petitions
filled with the USITC.
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United
States Trade Representative-Reports of trade barriers, trade agreements,
information of progress of NAFTA, Section 301, WTO implementation. Also
useful for speeches given by current and formal USTRs.
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US Department of Commerce-Direct information
from the office of the secretary regarding the Commerce Strategic Plan
and good source for links to other sites.
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International Trade Administration-Detailed
site for recent trade events and missions for US government institutions.
Also documents individual countries and their trade relationship with the
US.
Economic Statistics
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1996
Statistical Abstract of the United States-Statistics on everything
from US population growth to international law enforcement. Very thourough
and easy to browse.
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Fedstats:
One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics-Basic macro/microeconomic
statistics that range from everything from education to international trade
to infrastructure development.
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Economic
Data and Links-Mainly statistics on the US economy. Also excellent
source for data on China.
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U.S.
Census Bureau Home Page-The most current site for specific statistics
on trade balances, historical data on trade, and individual country information.
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CenStats-A
web site created by the US Census Bureau that offers statistics and census
information that is not availiable to the general public. CC is a subscriber.
Click on Censtats and then subscriber. User name-Charles, Password-vesta.
NAFTA
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North
American Free Trade (NAFTA) Border Home Page-A good site to connect
to other sources regarding specific NAFTA information.
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Organization
of American States-Full text on trade agreements, general information
on NAFTA, and trade opportunities and information from Mexico.
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NAFTA facts-Provides
easy access to NAFTA documents and information on the impact of NAFTA on
US industry, jobs, environment, and overall economy.
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US Agriculture
and NAFTA -Summary of reports regarding the impact of NAFTA on US agriculture
and exports.
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Trade and Environmental
Database-An excellent site for finding the trade disputes that have
occured in North America, ranging from Avocado disputes to the Salmon wars.
Many of the conflicts are related to NAFTA. The home page also offers detailed
reports on trade conflicts and agreements around the world.
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European Union
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European
Union Page -Official releases on European integration, information
on future conferences, and
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excellent
statistics on the status of the EU. Also discusses the politics of international
trade in Europe.
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Maastricht
Treaty -Includes the provisions, amendments, and present and future
goals of the EU.
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EU
Headlines -Current news releases on the status and acheivements of
the EU.
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US-China Relations
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China's
MFN Status (negative) -A speech given by USTR Barshefsky to Senate
Finance Committee
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on why
granting MFN status to China would risk US jobs and exports.
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China's
MFN Status (positive) -Madeline Albright's speech outlining why MFN
status would advance US
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leadership
in Asia. A good comparison with Barshefsky's argument.
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China's
Foreign Policy and Relations -Press releases on MFN status, bilateral
trade, business
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cooperation,
trade conflicts, and US-Sino ties. Excellent source if interested in China.
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China's
International Trade Status-Well-documented source that offers a number
of articles about the
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positives
and negatives of international trade with China and granting permanent
MFN status.
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Current
Issues Regarding China from USIS-Includes documentation of the China-US
summits, brief
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articles
about US-China issues ranging from human right abuses to opening up Chinese
markets. Good
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source
for initial research.
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White
House Press Release-May 1996 -Follows in detail the process of granting
MFN status, including
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statements
given by Clinton and USTR.
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International Organizations
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OECD
Washington Center Home Page-Detailed publications, speeches, and press
releases regarding
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recommendations
for international economic policies and trade.
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WTO
Web Site-Detailed source for trade topics including intellectual property
rights, environmental
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degradation, economic
development, R&D advances, goods and services traded between countries.
Also
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includes updated
policy reviews and news releases.
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NATO
Home Page -Information on how NATO continues to guaranty security to
member countries
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following CIO. Not
necessarily economic information but offers a lot of understanding on the
relationships
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between member countries.
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World
Bank Web Page-Includes great speeches on global integration, international
finance, and important
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predictions for
the future of world trade and development.
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International
Monetary Fund Home Page-IMF promotes the exchange of orderly and stable
agreements
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between 179 countries.
The IMF meeting reports are excellent for current information concerning
world
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trade conflicts
and upcoming solutions to those problems.
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World
Customs Organization -An independent international government body
with world-wide membership
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whose mission is
to enhance the effectiveness of international trade through a better customs
administration.
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Discusses problems
for global trade including slowdowns in infrastructure and intellectual
property rights.
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International
Organizations Link- A web site that lists and connects to every international
organization you
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could ever want.
Great for specific trade problems.
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Miscellaneous
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Finance
and Development -A journal published by the World Bank/IMF that offers
full text articles on
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international
trade and finance.
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WebEc
-A good list of economic journals, some offering free articles on international
trade and finanace.
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SIA Menu-Press releases concerning investments and industries abroad.
Good source for information of
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foreign investment
in US trade blocs/zones.
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CC
Periodical Indexes-While not officially the web, databases such as
FirstSearch, Requester, and
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UNIVerse all
offer full text articles. A great source for detailed information regarding
international trade.
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The Requester
user name is rsatt and the password is 6uch2x. For FirstSearch More the
user name is 100
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067 497 and
the password is vesta.
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