INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY&INNOVATIONFOUNDATIONFEBRUARY2022AWorker-CentricTradeAgendaNeedstoFocusonCompetitiveness,IncludingRobustIPProtectionsROBERTD.ATKINSON,JACIMCDOLE,ANDNIGELCORYFEBRUARY2022Inhisshifttoa“worker-centrictradeagenda,”PresidentBidenshouldrejectthecounselofanticorporate,antitradeprogressiveswhodenythatU.S.companies’interestsalignwithU.S.workers’interests.Anewcompetitiveness-focusedapproachtotradepolicycansupportboth.KEYTAKEAWAYS▪ThesignificantdeclineofU.S.manufacturingjobsandoutputduetounbalancedtradeandweakU.S.competitivenessprovidesanopeningtorethinktradepolicy.▪Apivotisoverduebecausetradepolicyfortoolonghasprioritizedlowerpricesforimp...