Topic: Labor, Economics and Trade

Conflict and Cooperation in National Competition for High-Technology Industry (1996) - This unique volume contains a powerful set of recommendations on issues at the center of international discussions on investment, trade, and...

Corporate Approaches to Protecting Intellectual Property Implications for U. S.-Japan High-Technology Competition: Report of a Workshop (1994) - On June 4, 1993, the National Research Council’s Committee on Japan (COJ) brought together a small group of experts to help define U.S. interests in...

Dual-Use Technologies and Export Control in the Post-Cold War Era (1994) - This book arises from a joint NAS-Russian Academy of Sciences program to explore possible new approaches to the control of sensitive dual-use...

Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat (2002) - Concerns over the potential ecological effects of fishing have increased with the expansion of fisheries throughout the marine waters of the United...

Finding Common Ground: U.S. Export Controls in a Changed Global Environment (1999) - Protecting U.S. security by controlling technology export has long been a major issue. But the threat of the Soviet sphere is rapidly being...

Finding Common Ground: U.S. Export Controls in a Changed Global Environment, Commissioned Papers (1991) - This study examines the Federal Republic of Germany’s (FRG) and the European Community’s (EC) perspectives on and disagreements with the US on the...

Global Economy, Global Technology, Global Corporations: Reports of a Joint Task Force of the National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science on the Rights and Responsibilities of Multinational Corporations in an Age of Technological Interdependence (1998) - For this project, the US National Research Council and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science each formed a working group to comprise the...

Here or There? A Survey of Factors in Multinational R&D Location -- Report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable - In this report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, authors Jerry Thursby and Marie Thursby summarize their research on the...

High-Stakes Aviation: U.S.-Japan Technology Linkages in Transport Aircraft (1994) - The third in a series of sector-specific assessments of U.S.-Japan technology linkages, this book examines U.S.-Japan relationships that develop or...

Incorporating Science, Economics, and Sociology in Developing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards in International Trade: Proceedings of a Conference (2000) - In 1998, the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture asked the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National...

Industrial Ecology: U.S.-Japan Perspectives (1994) - The US National Academy of Engineering convened a three-day US-Japan Workshop on Industrial Ecology in March 1993. The purpose was to exchange...

Information to Measure Compliance with International Labor Standards: Summary of a Workshop (2002) - The Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards organized this workshop to illuminate the availability and quality of information to...

Intellectual Property Rights and U.S.-Japan Competition in Biotechnology: Report of a Workshop (1991) - This report covers major insights from a one-day workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights and US-Japan Competition in Biotechnology” organized but...

International Friction and Cooperation in High-Technology Development and Trade: Papers and Proceedings (1997) - This volume is part of an innovative, international project on the Sources of International Friction and Cooperation in High-Technology Development,...

Japanese Investment and Technology Transfer: An Exploration of its Impact Report of a Workshop (1992) - This report covers major insights from a one-day workshop on “Japanese Investment and Technology Transfer: An Exploration of its Impact” organized by...

Learning the R & D System: University Research in Japan and the United States (1989) - The Office of Japan Affairs of the National Research Council is organizing a series of workshops on the differences and similarities in the working...

Lighting the Way: Knowledge Assessment in Prince Edward Island (1999) - Knowledge Assessment is a methodology created by the National Research Council at the request of the World Bank to evaluate a community's ability to...

Linking Trade and Technology Policies: An International Comparison of the Policies of Industrialized Nations (1992) - How is technology changing the nature of global competition? Can governments devise policies that help to create comparative advantages for national...

Marshaling Technology for Development: Proceedings of a Symposium (1995) - Recent technological advances, particularly in microelectronics and telecommunications, biotechnology, and advanced materials, pose critical...

Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan (1997) - The task force addressed two key questions. First, are there structural features of the U.S.- Japan science and technology relationship that affect...

Maximizing U.S. Interests in Science and Technology Relations with Japan: Report of the Defense Task Force (1995) - The environment surrounding the U.S.-Japan alliance and defense technology cooperation has changed considerably. Most American and Japanese experts...

Monitoring International Labor Standards: Human Capital Investment: Summary of a Workshop (2003) - The Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards (CMILS) provides expert, science-based advice on monitoring compliance with international...

Monitoring International Labor Standards: International Perspectives -- Summary of Regional Forums (2004) - In February and March 2003, the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards (CMILS) convened regional forums in Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and...

Monitoring International Labor Standards: National Legal Frameworks, Summary of a Workshop (2003) - The Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards (CMILS) is charged with assembling information on country compliance with international...

Monitoring International Labor Standards: Quality of Information, Summary of a Workshop (2003) - The Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards (CMILS) is charged with assembling data on international labor standards and compliance and...

Monitoring International Labor Standards: Summary of Domestic Forums (2002) - To assist the Committee on Monitoring International Labor Standards (CMILS) in its work, the Wharton School’s Center for Human Resources of the...

New Strategies for New Challenges: Corporate Innovation in the United States and Japan (1999) - Innovation, is vital for companies wishing to remain competitive in today's rapidly changing high technology industries. American and Japanese firms...

Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects (2003) - Even a small amount of oil in the sea can have severe effects on marine life. Changes in regulations and industry practices following the Exxon...

Poland's Transition to a Market Economy: Prospects for Energy Efficiency and Conservation (1994) - This is a report of the proceedings from a National Research Council workshop with the Polish Academy of Sciences on Strategies for Industrial Energy...

Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions (1996) - This book addresses nine relevant questions: Will population growth reduce the growth rate of per capita income because it reduces the per capita...

R & D Consortia and U.S.-Japan Collaboration: Report of a Workshop (1991) - This report covers major insights from a one-day workshop on “R&D Consortia and US-Japan Collaboration” organized by the Committee on Japan and held...

Science, Technology, and the Future of the U.S.-Japan Relationship (1990) - The US-Japan relationship in science and technology is undergoing significant changes which present dilemmas for policymakers, business people, and...

Strategies for Achieving U.S. Objectives in Science and Technology Relations with Japan Report of a Workshop (1996) - This report covers major insights from a one-day workshop on “U.S. Objectives in Science and Technology Relations with Japan” organized by the...

Sustaining Marine Fisheries (1999) - Fluctuations and declines in marine fish populations have caused growing concern among marine scientists, fisheries managers, commercial and...

Swords into Market Shares: Technology, Economics, and Security in the New Russia (2000) - While researching this book, Glenn Schweitzer met four Moscow physicists who were trying to license Russian technology to western firms for product...

Technology Commercialization: Russian Challenges, American Lessons (1998) - This collection of papers—by American and Russian specialists—addresses a variety of legal, regulatory, institutional, and financial issues that can...

Technology Transfer Systems in the United States and Germany: Lessons and Perspectives (1997) - This book explores major similarities and differences in the structure, conduct, and performance of the national technology transfer systems of...

The Academic Research Enterprise within the Industrialized Nations: Comparative Perspectives (1990) - National policies and programs for scientific and technological research are increasingly formulated within an international context. Research...

The March 5, 1987, Ecuador Earthquakes: Mass Wasting and Socioeconomic Effects (1997) - This book provides an account of the 1987 Ecuador earthquakes, evaluating the physical phenomena involved and the performance of structures and...

The Working Environment for Research in U.S. and Japanese Universities Contrasts and Commonalities (1989) - This paper was presented by the Office of Japan Affairs as background for the first workshop in the series on “Coexistence in a Technological World:...

Transforming Post-Communist Political Economies (1998) - This ground-breaking new volume focuses on the interaction between political, social, and economic change in Central and Eastern Europe and the New...

U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry: Technology Transfer, Competition, and Public Policy - This book reviews the evolution of strategic alliances involving U.S. and Japanese companies in the semiconductor industry and analyzes whether...

Visionary Manufacturing Challenges for 2020 (1998) - Manufacturing will unquestionably be a very different enterprise in 2020 from what it is today. This book presents an exciting picture of the...

Water Transportation Ports and International Trade (2003) - These studies present diverse developments in water transportation and international trade in sites such as Los Angeles, California; major Florida...