Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) cohost a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade wars to trade deals, this podcast covers trade developments with insights and economic analysis from two of the world's top trade geeks.
https://www.tradetalkspodcast.com/
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90: Trade Policy the Asian Way
Former Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu discusses trade deals – from ASEAN to RCEP to the GSP – the trade war, and more.
89: The Migration Crisis Behind Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat
Gordon Hanson joins to explain the roots of the migration emergency at both the US and Mexican southern borders.
88: Trump-Mexico Trade War Cheat Sheet
Keynes and Bown describe President Trump’s decision to declare an emergency on the US southern border. On May 30, Trump invoked the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and stated he would impose new...
87: Trump Shifts His National Security Threats (Again)
Keynes and Bown explain Trump’s latest trade action on cars and implications of his partial removal of steel and aluminum tariffs.
86: When Is Tariff Revenue Bad Tax Revenue?
Lucie Gadenne (University of Warwick, IFS) joins Keynes and Bown to explain when and why some countries use import tariffs as an important source of total tax revenue collections. They discuss her research on the...
85: Trump-China Negotiating Dramatics and Even More Tariffs
Keynes and Bown update the sudden change in US-China trade negotiations and implications of President Trump’s tariff escalation.
84: Brexit, British Politics, and European Parliamentary Elections
Duncan Robinson joins to update Brexit, cleavages in British political parties, and 2019 elections to the European Parliament.
83: Tariffs for Sale and Identity Politics
Gene Grossman joins to discuss how political economists explain trade protectionism.
82: How Big Is the USMCA? It’s Uncertain
Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown discuss the hotly anticipated US International Trade Commission economic impact assessment of the US-Canada-Mexico Agreement. They explain the ITC use of economic models to show potential effects on the US...
81: National Security and Trade – The Fear of Imitation
Mona Pinchis-Paulsen joins to discuss the origins and history of using national security threats to justify trade restrictions.