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TPA: Discontent Behind Dysfunction, Part 4

posted by Richard Katz on June 22, 2015

Found in Japan, US, categorized in International Trade and Investment

Tags: Richard Katz TPA TPP

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Headline

The direct economic benefits (or harm) to the US from TPP are tiny. Most citizens will not even notice any change.

Abstract

Congress leaders hope to pass TPA within a week or so, but that does not mean quick conclusion to TPP talks.

About Richard Katz

Richard Katz is Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics In International Affairs, the New York correspondent for Weekly Toyo Keizai, a leading Japanese business magazine, and formerly the editor of The Oriental Economist Report, a monthly newsletter on Japan.

Mr. Katz has taught about Japan’s economy as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the New York University Stern School of Business, and as a Visiting Lecturer in Economics at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook.

Mr. Katz is the author of two books on Japan's economic travails and has just finished a third book on reviving entrepreeurship in Japan.

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