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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Feb 12, 2020 • 24min
121. Can Infant Industry Protection Work? Evidence from Napoleon
How the Napoleonic Blockade helps economists see whether temporary protection from trade can further industrial development.
Jan 31, 2020 • 38min
120. Extreme Trade: The Rise and Fall of Glasgow's Shipbuilding
What is the Glasgow effect? Richard Davies explains, and tells the gripping economic story of the Scottish city's boom and bust.
Jan 26, 2020 • 25min
119. Stock Markets, the Economy, and Trump's Trade Policy Uncertainty
Nick Bloom joins to discuss policy uncertainty under President Trump and implications for the economy and stock market.
Jan 19, 2020 • 45min
118. Ins and Outs of the US-China Phase-One Trade Deal
Two former and longtime USTR negotiators join to explain the details of the new US-China trade agreement.
Jan 8, 2020 • 22min
117. Trump's Import Tariffs Have Hurt US Exports
New evidence reveals Trump's import tariffs are contributing to the recent slowdown in US exports.
Dec 30, 2019 • 28min
116. Fish Subsidies. What's the Catch?
Why is the WTO struggling to negotiate limits to fisheries subsidies? As always, it's complicated.
Dec 20, 2019 • 22min
115. The Trade War and US Elections
New research shows how Trump's trade war may have cost Republican seats in the 2018 election for the US House of Representatives.
Dec 16, 2019 • 20min
114: US and China Announce a Phase-One Deal
Trump's USTR provides some details of what has been agreed, including tariff cuts, purchases and structural reforms.
Dec 14, 2019 • 37min
113: How and Why Congressional Democrats Tweaked the USMCA
USMCA gets one step closer after Congressional Democrats, organized labor, the Trump administration, and Mexico strike a deal.
Dec 9, 2019 • 22min
112: Forensic Subsidies Detectives and Trade Disputes
Government subsidies are a key battle area in today's trade disputes. The OECD has a new way to track them down.
