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Are Location Subsidies Worth It?

Speaking of job losses from trade, as we were the other day, here's a story from Germany: Anti- Nokia anger in Germany for closing a factory is growing with politicians publicly ditching the firm's phones and joining calls for a national boycott in Europe 's

"Illegal Subsidies" versus "Legal Inducements"

From a statement by John Edwards to the Iowa Fair Trade Campaign: And our trade deals must include prohibitions against illegal subsidies and currency manipulation and other trade cheating of the sort that is in fact encouraged under most of our current arrangements, to the detriment of American farmers, workers

More (Alleged) Canadian Tax Breaks

As mentioned a little while ago, the U.S. seems to have decided not to challenge alleged Canadian tax incentives to lure TV and film production. But now the UK is alleging that Canada is using tax breaks to get video game producers to locate there: UK Culture Minister Margaret

Trade Law Goes Hollywood

This should bring some glitz to the trade law field (maybe Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will testify): A group representing Hollywood below-the-line workers is planning to file a complaint today with the U.S. government, alleging that Canadian film and TV subsidies are unfairly attracting U.S.