U.S. exporters are hitting their stride in the global economy, with record exports making an increasingly important contribution to overall U.S. ec...

From fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2012, the U.S. Export-Import Bank's (Ex-Im) outstanding financial commitments (exposure) grew from about $59 b...

The foreign policy of the United States is the policy by which the United States interacts with foreign nations and sets standards of interaction f...

Partner countries of free trade agreements (FTA) that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) selected -- the Dominican Republic-Central America...

In the last few years, the U.S. has considered bilateral and regional free trade areas (FTAs) with a number of trading partners. FTAs could raise s...

This book outlines the strategic framework to guide the activities of participants in homeland security towards a common end. A safe and secure hom...

The United States is one of the world's most open economies. In 2010, the average U.S. tariff on all goods remained near its historic low of 1.3 pe...

The electrical grid in the US comprises all of the power plants generating electricity, together with the transmission and distribution lines and s...

In the United States, Congress authorises most of today's federally-funded innovation inducement prizes beginning with the 108th Congress. This boo...

The U.S. insular areas of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and three Freely Ass...

The U.S. life and property/casualty (P/C) insurance industries wrote over $1 trillion in total premiums in 2011 and play an important role in ensur...

This book examines U.S. involvement in various political, economic and social issues of Latin America. Topics discussed include U.S. Free Trade Agr...

According to Department of Energy (DOE) and industry expectations, in the next few years the United States is expected to change from a net importe...

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established the hourly minimum wage rate at 25 cents for covered workers. Since then, it has been raise...

This book explains the different measures of the U.S. government debt, discusses the historical growth in the debt, identifies the current owners o...

This book presents and discusses current research in the study of U.S. economic, political and trade relations with Africa. Topics discussed includ...

This book presents and discusses various economic policies in North America. Topics discussed include the Manhattan Project, the Apollo Program and...

Among the goals of economic policy is a rising standard of living, and it is generally understood that the means to that end is rising productivity...

U.S. savings bonds provide Americans with an affordable way to save. In 2012, Treasury stopped selling paper savings bonds at banks as part of its ...

This book examines current proposals in the 112th Congress relating to tax reform. The President and leading members of Congress have stated that f...

Economic theory indicates that trade occurs because it is mutually enriching. It has a positive economic effect like that caused by technological c...

This book discusses developments in the United States' exports and imports of professional services, with a focus on education, healthcare, and leg...

The U.S. trade deficit has risen more or less steadily since 1992. In 2006, the trade imbalance reached $811.5 billion, an increase of $20 billion ...

U.S. trade preference programs promote economic development in poorer nations by providing export opportunities. The Generalized System of Preferen...