MISER shares trade data with World Trade Centers

he campus-based Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (MISER) is supplying trade data information to the membership of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), a New York-based not-for-profit organization.

     Under the agreement, the WTCA and MISER will cooperate in promoting the use of an up-to-date, comprehensive trade database within the World Trade Centers, and connected offices and organizations throughout the world.

     MISER's research involves planning, strategy and forecasting, with a focus on social, economic and demographic issues. It aids organizations globally with its comprehensive online trade database, Misertrade. With detailed date reports, charts and maps, MISER's user-friendly online software helps potential exporters locate the best foreign markets for their products.

     "Our new relationship with MISER allows the WTCA to offer its membership a world-class database management system at a discounted price," said Bob DiChiara, executive vice president of the WTCA. "The TradeFlow Data system is the most comprehensive data available to date and we are pleased to be affiliated with this organization."

     Founded in 1981, MISER is an interdisciplinary research institute of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. It provides a variety of services to the University, the Commonwealth, and to national and international audiences. Faculty, students, and staff at MISER come from several academic areas, including the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the School of Education, the College of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Isenberg School of Management, and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences.

     WTCA's members include 300 World Trade Centers servicing more than 750,000 businesses in 91 countries. Founded in 1970, its mission is to support the establishment and successful operation of individual World Trade Centers as part of an extensive worldwide network to enhance trade, promote economic development and foster peace. World Trade Centers stimulate their regional economies through trade and business leads, research information, online and e-commerce services, accredited trade education programs and the power of reciprocity throughout the extensive WTCA network.