Will New Trade Gains Make Us Rich? An Assessment of the Prospective Gains from New Trade Agreements

Publication Date: October 2001

Publisher(s): Center for Economic and Policy Research

Author(s): Dean Baker; Mark Weisbrot

Topic: Economics (Infrastructure)

Keywords: Standard of living; Hourly wages; Trade expansion

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This paper examines the projected effects of future trade agreements on economic growth and the living standards of most Americans.