Joshua Meltzer | July 28, 2011 1:09pm

Congress Should Pass Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama

Congress could be poised to pass three long-delayed free trade agreements, which promise to create jobs and help boost the anemic economy. South Korea, Colombia and Panama all hammered out trade deals with the U.S. during President George Bush’s second term but none was able to make it through the political gauntlet on Capitol Hill. Joshua Meltzer is optimistic about the future of these accords and explains why they need to be ratified.

Joshua Meltzer

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Global Economy and Development

Joshua Meltzer is a fellow in Global Economy and Development at Brookings. He focuses on the intersection between climate change and international trade as well as U.S. trade with key economies such as China, India, Japan and the European Union.

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