Heritage Foundation Leadership for America

July 16, 2002
Conferees' Guide to Ensuring Real Trade Promotion Authority
By Sara J. Fitzgerald, Nina Owcharenko, and Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1570)
Increased trade with other countries is vital to American families, farmers, and manufacturers. In order to secure the benefits that trade offers, President Bush needs ...

June 21, 2002
How Trade Promotion Authority Would Bolster the Manufacturing Industry
By Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1561)
Trade does not erode the manufacturing sector as critics claim. In fact, trade strengthens the manufacturing sector because it expands markets for U.S. goods, provides ...

May 6, 2002
America's International Development Agenda
By Brett D. Schaefer and Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1546)
The international community frequently demands that wealthy nations increase their development assistance to poor nations. The United States will provide additional assistance, but President Bush ...

March 26, 2002
Why the United States Should Negotiate a Trade Agreement with New Zealand
By Sara J. Fitzgerald and Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #806)
The recent decision to apply tariffs on steel imports has left U.S. leadership in question. The Bush Administration should now take steps to re-establish U.S. ...

March 22, 2002
Negotiating with New Zealand
By Sara J. Fitzgerald and Aaron Schavey
(WebMemo #89)
The United States needs to keep its commitment to free trade by liberalizing its market and by seeking bilateral trade agreements to expand opportunities for ...

February 26, 2002
10 Reasons Why President Bush Should Not Apply Tariffs on Steel Imports
By Aaron Schavey
(WebMemo #81)
The United States steel industry is suffering once again. Over the last four years, thirty steel firms have declared bankruptcy. Here are 10 reasons why ...

February 22, 2002
The Ailing Steel Industry Needs Less Government Intervention, Not More
By Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1519)
The President should make clear that restoring the competitiveness of the ailing steel industry means making hard choices to reduce government intervention and force the ...

February 7, 2002
The Myths of the Steel Industry's Arguments for Increased Government Intervention
By Aaron Schavey
(WebMemo #78)
The steel industry is attempting to convince the American public and lawmakers that protection is necessary for the industry for national security reasons and to ...

October 19, 2001
Raising Labor Standards Through Trade
By Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #785)
The House of Representatives should give President Bush TPA that will allow him to negotiate trade agreements with foreign countries without insisting that they adopt ...

October 19, 2001
El elevamiento de los estándares laborales a través del comercio
By Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #785)
El elevamiento de los estándares laborales a través del comercio

May 16, 2001
The Global Free Trade Association: A New Trade Agenda
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D, and Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1441)
The GFTA promises to promote economic growth and economic freedom around the world by securing the benefits of free trade for member countries while giving ...

March 7, 2001
How the United States and the European Union Can Improve Cooperation on Trade
By Denise H. Froning and Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #727)
How the United States and the European Union Can Improve Cooperation on Trade

January 26, 2001
Avoid a Trade War over U.S. Antidumping Measure
By Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #713)
Avoid a Trade War over U.S. Antidumping Measure

May 9, 2000
Choosing to Lead: Liberalizing Trade in Textiles and Apparel
By Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1366)
Choosing to Lead: Liberalizing Trade in Textiles and Apparel

April 13, 2000
Breaking up a Triple Play on Poor Countries: Changing U.S. Policy in Trade, Aid and Debt Relief
By Denise H. Froning and Aaron Schavey
(Backgrounder #1359)
Breaking up a Triple Play on Poor Countries: Changing U.S. Policy in Trade, Aid and Debt Relief

March 4, 1999
The Economic and Revenue Effects of Reducing Federal Income Tax Rates by 10 Percent
By William W. Beach, D. Mark Wilson, Ralph A. Rector, Ph.D., Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and Aaron Schavey
(Center for Data Analysis Report #99-02)
The House and Senate Republican leadership recently announced their interest in using a portion of the current and expected consolidated budget surplus to cut individual ...

September 29, 2003
Rusty Thinking on Steel Tariffs
By Sara Fitzgerald and Aaron Schavey

There's no such thing as a do-over in politics, but President Bush is about to get a rare second chance to make the right decision. ...

August 16, 2002
Manufacturing Bogus Claims
By Aaron Schavey

Manufacturing Bogus Claims

March 20, 2002
The Best Aid for the World's Poor
By Brett Schaefer and Aaron Schavey

The Best Aid for the World's Poor

March 14, 2002
The Other Side of Trade
By Aaron Schavey

The Other Side of Trade

March 4, 2002
The Steel Protection Racket
By Aaron Schavey

The Steel Protection Racket

December 27, 2001
The Right Cure For Steel
By Aaron Schavey

The Right Cure For Steel

March 9, 2001
The Catch-22 of U.S. Trade
By Aaron Schavey

The Catch-22 of U.S. Trade

January 17, 2001
During Slowdowns, Bad News Often Means Bad Trade Law
By Aaron Schavey

ED011701b: During Slowdowns, Bad News Often Means Bad Trade Law

November 15, 2000
Tilting the Field on Trade
By Aaron Schavey

Tilting the Field on Trade

September 22, 2000
Will Congress Impose Tariffs On Its Own Citizens?
By Aaron Schavey and Denise Froning

Will Congress Impose Tariffs On Its Own Citizens?