Trade Talks
Chad P. Bown
Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) hosts 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 one of the world's top trade geeks.
Episodes
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Mar 20, 2018 • 17min
31: Trade Wars and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff: What Really Happened?
Keynes and Bown speak with Douglas Irwin (PIIE and Dartmouth College) about popular misconceptions around the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, the Great Depression, and the global trade wars that ensued. They discuss how the...
Mar 15, 2018 • 25min
30: Trade Talks to Real People
Keynes and Bown have a conversation with Ana Swanson from the New York Times about trade and journalism. They discuss encounters relating to steel, aluminum, softwood lumber and lobsters, as well as the surprises along....
Mar 10, 2018 • 24min
29: After Trump's Tariffs: Retaliation, Negotiation, and Litigation
Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown explain developments resulting from President Trump's announcement of new "national security" import tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Mar 2, 2018 • 7min
28: What Are Trade Deals For? Dani Rodrik Does Trade Talks, Part 4
Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown have a wide-ranging conversation with Dani Rodrik (Harvard Kennedy School) about trade agreements. In Part 4 of this 4-episode conversation, they provide a...
Mar 2, 2018 • 17min
27: What Are Trade Deals For? Dani Rodrik Does Trade Talks, Part 3
Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown have a wide-ranging conversation with Dani Rodrik (Harvard Kennedy School) about trade agreements. In Part 3 of this 4-episode conversation, they discuss concerns...
Mar 1, 2018 • 19min
26: What Are Trade Deals For? Dani Rodrik Does Trade Talks, Part 2
Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown have a wide-ranging conversation with Dani Rodrik (Harvard Kennedy School) about trade agreements. In Part 2 of this 4-episode conversation, they discuss ways...
Mar 1, 2018 • 18min
25: What Are Trade Deals For? Dani Rodrik Does Trade Talks, Part 1
Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown have a wide-ranging conversation with Dani Rodrik (Harvard Kennedy School) about trade agreements. In Part 1 of this 4-episode conversation, they discuss the...
Feb 21, 2018 • 36min
24: The Trump Administration Views Trade as National Security Threat
Soumaya Keynes of the Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown explore the US Department of Commerce findings that imports of steel and aluminum threaten national security and the recommendation that President Trump impose...
Feb 15, 2018 • 21min
23: Did Protectionism Make America Great?
PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown and Soumaya Keynes of the Economist talk with PIIE Senior Fellow Douglas Irwin about his recent book Clashing over Commerce: A History of US Trade Policy and the role...
Feb 9, 2018 • 24min
22: The Other UK Trade Deals–Brexit and Rolling over the EU's FTAs
PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown and Soumaya Keynes of The Economist discuss the challenges facing the UK government as it seeks negotiations separate from the Brexit talks to maintain existing market access through the...
