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Do U.S. EPA Regulations Actually Make Global Pollution Worse?

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Exporting pollution, one factory at a time. The Heritage Foundation recently published an article on how climate regulations designed to put an end to coal fired electric plants will significantly harm U.S. manufacturing (EPA’s Climate Regulations Will Harm American Manufacturing). This got me thinking, if EPA regulations drive manufacturing offshore, is it possible that by …

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Why Self-Interest In Markets Can Benefit Everyone

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What Penguins Know About Business: The Value of Sharing in Markets From Paul J. Zak at Claremont Graduate University: “There’s nothing new about being shameless, or ruthless and cynical, when it comes to making a buck. Plenty of people in business seem to think that fakery and exploitation is the name of the game. Which …

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Hold the ‘Double Irish With a Dutch Sandwich’ In The Post-Recession Developed World

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By Holly A. Bell By now we have all accepted that we live in a global community. Globalization means we have to think about competition in all areas on a global basis including education, tax structures, and legal environments. Businesses are competing globally for locations, employees, and customers. While there has been a lot of …

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Guest Article: Should the U.S. Reset Economic Relations With Russia?

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Obama must reset relations with Russia along economic lines (via The Christian Science Monitor) By Frances G. Burwell and Svante Cornell posted April 4, 2012 at 8:55 am EDT Washington As Vladimir Putin prepares for his May inauguration and return to the Russian presidency, the United States must design a new relationship with this often …

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US-China Trade Disputes Include The Kitchen Sink

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US-China trade disputes likely to rage on (via AFP) The recent bumper consignment of US-China trade disputes will be followed by boatload after boatload of new problems in coming years, experts predict, but that may be little cause for concern. The sheer range of products fought over by the world’s two largest economies is imposing, …

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Trade Battle Brewing Over Rare Minerals

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Trade Battle Brewing Over Rare Minerals (via redOrbit) A battle is brewing over the global supply of 17 rare earth minerals reports the Associated Press this week. The United States, the European Union and Japan filed complaints on Tuesday with the World Trade Organization claiming that China has set limits on the export of rare …

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