The staff research publications help keep the Commission and the public current on domestic and global activities that affect U.S. trade, investment, and competitiveness conditions. This research is typically conducted by staff in the Office of Economics and Office of Industries, and is published in three different formats. For further information about the differences between the publications, please visit Publications Type information.

Note that staff research publications reflect the work of individual authors and are not the views of the U.S. International Trade Commission or any of its individual Commissioners.

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Title Document Type Date Author(s)
  Sub-Saharan African Travel Services Trade Executive Briefings Oct 2015 Arthur Chambers
  Obstacles to International Trade in Natural Gas Staff Publication/Working Paper Dec 2015 Andre Barbe, David Riker
  Services Trade Restrictions and Company Profits: Telecommunications Staff Publication/Working Paper Nov 2015 Tamar Khachaturian
  Estimated Tariff Equivalents of Services NTMs [PDF] , Estimated Tariff Equivalents of Services NTMs Supporting Data [Excel] , Estimated Tariff Equivalents of Services NTMs [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Jul 2016 Lionel Fontagné , Cristina Mitaritonna, José E. Signoret
  Examining Barriers to Trade in Used Vehicles Staff Publication/Working Paper Aug 2016 David Coffin, Jeff Horowitz, Danielle Nesmith, Mitchell Semanik
  Analysis of Employment Changes over Time in the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry [PDF] , Analysis of Employment Changes over Time in the U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Aug 2016 David Coffin, Tamar Khachaturian, David Riker
  The Impact of Brexit on Financial Services Executive Briefings Oct 2016 Isaac Wohl
  Methodology of U.S.-China-Hong Kong Triangular Merchandise Trade Statistic Reconciliation Staff Publication/Working Paper Aug 2013 Alexander Hammer , Lin Jones, Zhi Wang
  Enabling Trade in Ukraine Staff Publication/Working Paper Jul 2013 Michael Ferrantino , Marinos Tsigas
  Heterogeneity of Goods and Methods of Trade: Wholesalers, Intra Firm, or at Arms-Length Staff Publication/Working Paper Jun 2013 Michael Ferrantino , Darren Sheets , Danielle Trachtenberg
  Passenger Vehicle Industry and Trade Summary Staff Publication/Working Paper May 2013 David Coffin
  U.S. Firms Pursue Opportunities To Supply China’s Growing Medical Device Market Executive Briefings Aug 2013 Mihir Torsekar
  Japan Allows Expanded Access for U.S. Beef Executive Briefings Jul 2013 John Giamalva, Michael McConnell
  Infrastructure Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Driving Demand for Imports of Machinery, Equipment, and Transportation Goods Executive Briefings Apr 2013 Arona Butcher, Cathy Jabara, Lin Jones
  Domestic Value-added in China's Exports and its Distribution by Firm Ownership Staff Publication/Working Paper May 2013 Hong Ma, Zhi Wang, Kunfu Zhu
  The Rise of Foreign Aerospace Suppliers in Mexico Executive Briefings Apr 2013 David Coffin
  Government Consumption and Global Value Chains Staff Publication/Working Paper Apr 2013 David Riker
  A Multi-Mode Partial Equilibrium Model of Trade in Professional Services [PDF] , A Multi-Mode Partial Equilibrium Model of Trade in Professional Services [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Nov 2016 Tamar Khachaturian, David Riker
  The Impact of U.S. Trade Agreements on Growth in Output and Labor Productivity of FTA Partner Countries [PDF] , The Impact of U.S. Trade Agreements on Growth in Output and Labor Productivity of FTA Partner Countries [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Oct 2016 Tamar Khachaturian, David Riker
  Whence the Beef?: The Effect of Repealing Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) using a Vertically Integrated Armington Model with Monte Carlo Simulation [PDF] , Whence the Beef?: The Effect of Repealing Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) using a Vertically Integrated Armington Model with Monte Carlo Simulation [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Sep 2016 Ross Hallren , USITC and Alexandra Opanasets
  Firm Heterogeneity and Export Pricing in India [PDF] , Firm Heterogeneity and Export Pricing in India [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Sep 2016 Michael A. Anderson, Martin H. Davies, José E. Signoret, and Stephen L. S. Smith
  China’s Trade And Investment Relationship With Africa Executive Briefings Apr 2013 Lauren Gamache , Alexander Hammer, Lin Jones
  China: A Leading Growth Market For U.S. Services Exports And Investment Executive Briefings Mar 2013 George Serletis
  Trends and Complexity of USITC Fact-Finding Reports [PDF] , Trends and Complexity of USITC Fact-Finding Reports [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Sep 2016 William Deese, Darren Sheets
  Brazil’s Applied Tariffs Understated Its Overall Import Restrictiveness from 2001–2011 Executive Briefings Feb 2013 Caitlyn Carrico, Dylan Carlson
  Emerging African Economies as Growing Markets for U.S. Exports Executive Briefings Dec 2012 Arona Butcher, Cathy Jabara, Lin Jones
  The Labor Productivity of U.S. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Multinational Companies Executive Briefings Nov 2012 Tamar Khachaturian
  A Baseline For U.S. Trade In Organic Agricultural Products Executive Briefings Oct 2012 Katherine Baldwin
  The Effect of Reducing Investment Barriers in China’s Construction and Financial Services Sectors on the Chinese Economy [PDF] , The Effect of Reducing Investment Barriers in China’s Construction and Financial Services Sectors on the Chinese Economy [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Dec 2016 Wen Jin “Jean” Yuan, USITC
  Brazil’s Surging Foreign Investment: A Blessing or a Curse? Executive Briefings Oct 2012 Justino De La Cruz, Joanne Guth, Amanda Reynolds, Darren Sheets
  Firm Level Analysis of Services Trade Restrictions in the Life Insurance Industry [PDF] , Accompanying Equations [HTML] Staff Publication/Working Paper Dec 2016 Tamar Khachaturian and Sarah Oliver
  U.S. Coal Exports Increasing Executive Briefings Oct 2012 Cynthia B. Foreso
  U.S. Exports of Water Filtration and Purification Equipment Show Significant Growth Executive Briefings Sep 2012 Andrew David, Mihir Torsekar
  China’s Dominance as a Global Consumer and Producer of Copper Executive Briefings Aug 2012 Alexander Hammer, Lin Jones
 Pelletpower – Global Trade In Wood Pellets Executive Briefings Jul 2012 Alberto Goetzl
  The Share Of U.S. Imports Entering Under FTAS Remains Small From Certain FTA Partners Executive Briefings Jul 2012 Joanne Guth
  China's Emerging Role as a Global Source of FDI Executive Briefings Jan 2012 Alexander Hammer , Lin Jones
 The Importance of CAFTA-DR and NAFTA to the U.S. Textile Industry Executive Briefings Nov 2011 Kimberlie Freund
  How do FTAs Affect the U.S. Trade Balance? A 2009-10 Update Executive Briefings Nov 2011 Nick Grossman, Dylan Carlson
  U.S. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Cell and Module Trade Overview Executive Briefings Jun 2011 Andrew David
  Shifts in U.S. Wind Turbine Equipment Trade in 2010 Executive Briefings Jun 2011 Andrew David
  U.S. agricultural imports reached a record $86 billion in 2010 making the United States the world's leading single-country importer of food products Executive Briefings Jun 2011 George Serletis
  U.S. Agricultural Exports: Global Leader During 2005-10 with Continued Record Exports Projected in 2011 Executive Briefings Apr 2011 George Serletis
  Extending the CEPII Gravity Data Set [PDF] , Extending the CEPII Gravity Data Set [XHTML] , Data (1948-2015) [ZIPX] , Data (2007-2015) [ZIPX] Staff Publication/Working Paper Jan 2017 Tamara Gurevich, Peter Herman, Serge Shikher, Ricky Ubee
  Supplies of Critical Rare Earths to U.S. Industries are Constrained by China's Policies Executive Briefings Mar 2011 Renee Berry, Mihir Torsekar
  Agriculture Policy in India: The Role of Input Subsidies Executive Briefings Mar 2011 Nick Grossman, Dylan Carlson
  King Corn Versus The Safrinha: An Updated Competitive Analysis Of The Corn Industries In The United States And Brazil In Light Of The 2012 U.S. Drought Staff Publication/Working Paper Mar 2013 Michael McConnell , Brendan Lynch , John Fry
  India's Medical Device Sector: Increasing U.S. Export Opportunities Executive Briefings Jun 2010 Mihir Torsekar
  Firm Heterogeneity, Imported Input Quality, and Export Pricing in India [PDF version] , [HTML version] Staff Publication/Working Paper Jan 2017 Michael A. Anderson, Martin H. Davies, José E. Signoret, and Stephen L. S. Smith
  Export Potential for U.S. Advanced Technology Goods to India Using a Gravity Model Approach Staff Publication/Working Paper Mar 2013 William Greene