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Implications for transatlantic trade relations: Policy recommendations from the study Those actors negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), namely the U.S. government and the European Commission, might argue that the process of including various stakeholders in the negotiations is already sufficient. But the widespread notion among all other populations interviewed was that this …

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Explaining the importance of the TTIP Transatlantic trade policy has for the past couple of years been synonymous with the negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between the EU and the U.S., the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Officials on both sides of the Atlantic aimed to strengthen the economic connections between the …

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Why some states speak out on transatlantic trade issues and others don’t There is variation in how U.S. states approach interest representation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the major fault line appears between states focusing on transatlantic trade promotion and states focusing on transatlantic trade policy. By grouping my study into …

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What is multilayered interest representation? Noncentral governments matter in international affairs. Based on this premise, my study explores how exactly noncentral actors, in this case U.S. federal states, make their voices heard on transatlantic trade matters and why some states become engaged and others do not. I employ the concept of multilayered interest representation to …

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What dedicated state commissions can do in transatlantic trade policy​ An institutionalized way for states to analyze and influence trade agreements is to set up dedicated commissions to deal with this issue. Only a very small number of states has done so: Maine, Massachusetts (not active), New Hampshire (terminated), Utah, Vermont and Washington. What do …

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EU trade data for all 50 U.S. states All U.S. states have deep trade ties to the EU, yet some stand out regarding their exporting relationship to EU member states. The U.S. Census Bureau provides state-by-state data on exports to various markets, so I used these statistics to visualize the annual average of state exports …

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Two maps showing how many jobs European companies create in the states State-level data is harder to find for investment statistics than for trade numbers, meaning state import and exports. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis does provide an array of numbers on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the U.S., but only few data tables …

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Successes and failures of state interest representation in the NAFTA negotiations With the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), at the urging of U.S. President Donald Trump, the agreement between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. has come under intense scrutiny more than 24 years after it went into effect. Among all the …

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European trade offices: Promoting exports and attracting investments How do states go about their goals of amplifying European trade ties? How does this relate to the TTIP? In my study, I argue that business-related linkages in transatlantic trade promotion are the most important direct connection that states have to Europe and I show that some …

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