U.S. Chamber of Commerce Reports and Studies

Read reports and studies by the U.S. Chamber on important issues that affect business.


	U.S.-Turkish Economic Relations in a New Era: Analysis and Recommendations for a Stronger Strategic Partnership Released: Mar 14, 2012
	Immigrant Entrepreneurs - Creating Jobs and Strengthening the Economy Released: Jan 25, 2012
	GRC 2011 Year in Review Released: Jan 06, 2012
	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: A Roadmap for Transformational Reform For more than a decade, the SEC regulatory and enforcement structures have failed to keep pace with rapidly changing markets. The purpose of this report and its recommendations is to restore the SEC as the world’s premier financial services regulator. Released: Dec 14, 2011
	U.S. Chamber Comments on ACUS International Regulatory Cooperation Released: Dec 02, 2011
	Labor and Immigration Policy Positions and Activities 2011-2012 Released: Nov 02, 2011
	School Board Candidate Questionaire School boards play a unique role in school district governance and provide a venue for communities to have democratic input into local education decisions. To effectively execute their responsibilities, school board members must clearly understand district governance and have a strong commitment to advancing student outcomes. Because the majority of school boards in the United States are elected, it is up to voters to select the most informed and competent individuals to !ll these roles. During school board elections, candidates must demonstrate their knowledge of both the conditions that allow boards to be effective and the speci!c challenges facing their district. Released: Sep 13, 2011
	Immigration & American Competitiveness: The Challenge Ahead Event Summary In cooperation with the Partnership for a New American Economy and the U.S. Chamber’s Labor, Immigration & Employee Benefits Division, the National Chamber Foundation hosted its second Business Horizon Series program on September 28, 2011. Titled “Immigration & American Competitiveness: The Challenge Ahead,” the program focused on how high-skilled immigration is important to our nation’s economic recovery. Released: Sep 09, 2011
	ASEAN Economic Integration Scorecard: Priorities of U.S. Companies Released: Aug 13, 2011
	A Survey of Social Media Issues Before the NLRB Released: Aug 05, 2011
	Transportation Performance Index - 2011 Update High performing infrastructure is the foundation for U.S. economic competitiveness in a global age. After all, America’s infrastructure—transportation, telecommunications, energy, and water systems—forms the physical platform of our $14 trillion freeenterprise economy. Released: Jul 19, 2011
	The Unfinished Agenda For the past year, more than a dozen U.S. financial regulators have scrambled to write hundreds of new rules to implement the hastily adopted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), the most sweeping financial regulatory legislation in nearly 75 years. Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act has exposed unaddressed weaknesses in the U.S. financial regulatory system. Released: Jul 19, 2011
	Small Business Outlook Survey - July 2011 Released: Jul 11, 2011
	Voices for Jobs: Local Conversation, National Impact With the economy struggling to rebound from the recession, what do americans, especially business owners and entrepreneurs, think about the current economic climate, job creation, and the power of and challenges to the free enterprise system? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Campaign for free enterprise decided to find out. Released: Jul 11, 2011
	Enterprising States Over a year and a half into the recovery, the condition of the American economy is far from satisfactory. Unemployment remains high, job creation meager, and American workforce participation has dropped to near record depths — the lowest rate in a quarter of a century. The U.S. will need to create 20 million jobs in this decade to recover from the 7 million lost in the Great Recession and 13 million needed for the country’s growing population. Released: Jun 20, 2011
	Steps to a 21st Century U.S.-Mexico Border The United States and Mexico share a border of nearly 2,000 miles, a cultural heritage, and a desire to grow both our economies through cooperation and hard work. The two nations also share an obligation to address a series of complex issues. Of course, it is immigration and, more recently, drug-related violence that so often dominate any conversation related to the U.S.-Mexico border. However, economic considerations, such as trade facilitation, travel and infrastructure, are equally important. Released: Jun 08, 2011
	Determining Compatible Regulatory Regimes Released: Jun 01, 2011
	U.S. Chamber of Commerce Health and Retirement Priorities for the 112th Congress Released: May 17, 2011
	The New Restatement: Blunting This Potentially Dangerous Trial Lawyer Weapon To most American judges, especially those on state appellate courts, the Restatement of Torts is the Holy Grail. Judges follow the Restatement as if it were gospel. It is viewed as an objective product, the consensus of the best minds in the nation regarding what is or should be the best rule of tort law. All this is surprising because Restatements are created by a totally private group, albeit a prestigious one: the American Law Institute (ALI), which is composed of noted law professors, judges, and private practitioners. ALI’s products have garnered such respect because they are usually the result of very careful study and have a degree of objectivity, reason and quality about them. Released: May 10, 2011
	Small Business Outlook Survey - April 2011 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce conducted two small business focus groups on April 1, 2011, in Philadelphia, as well as a national survey sample of small business owners through interviews with 900 businesses April 8 -12, 2011. The findings from these studies are highlighted in the inaugural quarterly "Small Business Outlook Survey." Released: May 04, 2011