Are There Side Effects to Imports?

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There is little attention paid to the relationship between U.S. firms’ innovative activity and the level of competition they face from abroad.  What does this have to do with imports?

There's a new study that attempts to address this correlation by exploring the innovation behavior of U.S. companies whose product lines are affected by imports.

Learn more:  A Side Effect of Imports:  They Encourage Homegrown Innovation