Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms : Economic, Program, and Policy Issues

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Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division

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This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-RS-20210o in the 2014 issue. Discusses the trade adjustment assistance program for firms...

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-RS-20210o in the 2014 issue.

Discusses the trade adjustment assistance program for firms (TAAF), which provides technical assistance to trade-affected firms to help them develop strategies to remain competitive in a dynamic international economy. Reviews recent legislative background, examines economics of trade adjustment, addresses trade adjustment assistance in general and global value chains, and profiles and assesses TAAF program. Covers legislation in the 113th Congress.

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