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Mad Cow Disease: Agricultural Issues for Congress

Description: Most countries banned U.S. beef after the December 2003 U.S. report of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease) in a Canadian-born cow. Several of these markets have partially reopened. However, Japan and Korea, which together had purchased 57% (by value) of all U.S. beef exports in 2003, remain closed.
Date: June 14, 2005
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
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Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts

Description: This report begins with a comprehensive presentation of current economic conditions focusing on income growth, unemployment, and inflation. The posture of monetary and fiscal policy is surveyed as are the forecasts of economic activity. It concludes with data on the factors important for economic growth.
Date: June 20, 2005
Creator: Makinen, Gail
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Foreign Outsourcing: Economic Implications and Policy Responses

Description: This report takes the approach that this experience will be the best predictor of the economic effects of outsourcing’s spread to the service sector. The substantive economic conclusion of this report is that foreign outsourcing is international trade in a somewhat different guise.
Date: June 21, 2005
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
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Trade, Trade Barriers, and Trade Deficits: Implications for U.S. Economic Welfare

Description: This report provides an overview of the economics of international trade that may be helpful for consideration of many recurring international economic policy issues. It is intended as a general explanation of mainstream economic principles that may be considered in gauging the economic significance of trade issues as well as the trade-offs inherent in many policy choices. This report provides a brief interview of the economic arguments for free trade, common arguments for trade barriers, and t… more
Date: June 8, 2005
Creator: Elwell, Craig K.
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