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.
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Nov 2, 2022 • 60min
170. National security, semiconductors, and the US move to cut off China
The history behind the sudden US ban on certain exports to China, and how the policy affects the global semiconductor supply chain.
Oct 25, 2022 • 31min
169. Taiwan's risky trade opening and how it paid off
In the 1950s, Taiwan was the first poor economy to experiment with trade reform. How its success changed the course of history for others.
Oct 10, 2022 • 23min
168. Did Trump's trade war make China more protectionist?
Why it matters that Chinese public opinion toward trade and technology may have changed in response to US policy.
Oct 3, 2022 • 30min
167. Will new US tax credits remake electric vehicle supply chains?
America's new EV subsidies have some carmakers upset. Others are head scratching. Can supply chains diversify away from China?
Sep 21, 2022 • 45min
166. Biden's new Indo-Pacific talks vs. TPP
America's last attempt at trade talks with countries in the region ended badly. How Biden's IPEF approach is different.
Sep 5, 2022 • 46min
165. The global minimum tax got left behind. What's next?
The Inflation Reduction Act omits the key global minimum corporate tax agreed to by over 135 countries. Will cooperation still happen?
Jul 27, 2022 • 39min
164. Why a notorious banana company spared workers in Costa Rica
For decades, United Fruit Company exploited banana workers across its Latin American plantations, except in Costa Rica. Why?
Jul 19, 2022 • 38min
163. How poorer Americans ended up paying for US tariffs.
From fashion to forks to fishing reels, how US trade negotiations starting in the 1930s resulted in regressive import duties today.
Jul 5, 2022 • 40min
162. Poor countries could once enforce WTO trade. That is now at risk.
The Advisory Centre on WTO Law made trade enforcement possible for poor countries. The Appellate Body crisis put that under threat.
Jun 26, 2022 • 42min
161. Why sharing patents for COVID-19 medicines is not enough
Despite the Medicines Patent Pool, COVID-19 treatments remain scarce globally. Prashant Yadav explains what more is needed.
