The United States, Japan and Free Trade: Moving in the Same Direction?

When
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
9:00 AM
Location
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce (Los Angeles, CA)

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 9:00am - 10:30am

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

350 S. Bixel Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations will conclude in 2012. But current TPP members have been evaluating whether it will be possible to bring Mexico, Canada and Japan to the trade talks while preserving the Partnership's goals and maintaining momentum, as Japan's prime minister has been struggling to build internal support for the trade deal.

RAND Corporation researchers Julia Lowell and Rachel Swanger explored the prospects of Japan and the United States finding common ground and cooperating on global trade-and whether including Japan in the TPP, negotiating a U.S.-Japan free trade agreement, or reigniting the Doha round of debates would be the best way forward.

Special Guests

Julia F. Lowell

Economist, Professor

Pardee RAND Graduate School

Rachel M. Swanger

Associate Dean

Pardee RAND Graduate School

For additional information, contact Jasmin Sakai-Gonzalez at 213-580-7569.

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