148. The EU’s new trade policy, with Sabine Weyand of DG Trade
Sabine Weyand joins to discuss EU trade policy, transatlantic cooperation and conflict, China, forced labor, WTO, climate and more.
Jan 17, 2021•42 min
Trade Talks
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
147. What’s in the new EU-UK trade deal? Brexperts explain
The EU and UK announce their long-awaited trade agreement formalizing Brexit. What is covered, and what is still to be negotiated.
Jan 04, 2021•32 min
146. Semiconductors and US export bans – from Huawei to SMIC
How and why the United States is banning exports of semiconductors, software and tools to some of the world’s largest companies.
Dec 21, 2020•33 min
145. Xinjiang’s forced labor, supply chains, and trade sanctions
Concerns escalate that forced labor and other crimes against humanity are taking place in Xinjiang, China.
Dec 03, 2020•30 min
144. Trade policy transitions, with Ambassador Susan Schwab
From tariff leverage to trade deals, a former USTR explains how the baton is handed from one American administration to the next.
Nov 24, 2020•24 min
143. RCEP – Separating fact from friction
China, Japan, South Korea and 12 other Asian countries finally signed that mega-trade deal. Here’s what’s in it.
Nov 18, 2020•31 min
142. Can Biden Make Trade Boring Again?
The incoming US administration inherits a big trade agenda. Who will lead it and how much of it will they do?
Nov 11, 2020•29 min
141. Britain’s Trade Policy, 1815-2016
From Corn Laws to Imperial Preferences to joining the EEC, Britain’s current trade policy conundrum has echoes from the past.
Oct 26, 2020•28 min
140. Is shipping ship-shape?
Containerized shipping is an odd business in normal times. What happens when you add a pandemic and a trade war?
Oct 12, 2020•24 min
139. How Technology Enabled Trade: Digitization and Offshoring
At the turn of the century, electronic communication suddenly helped firms fragment production, but only some went overseas.
Sep 24, 2020•20 min
138. Trade and the worst financial crisis of the century—in 1866
London’s central role in 19th century trade finance meant that its bank failure had effects for decades.
Sep 11, 2020•18 min
137. Imbalances, Inequality, and Trade
China, the US and Germany each suffer from inequality and trade imbalances. Their linkages, and how policymakers try to fix them.
Aug 31, 2020•33 min
136. Vaccine economics, and why we need trade to end the pandemic
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explains one way to solve the economic problem of how to manufacture and globally distribute a vaccine.
Aug 13, 2020•24 min
135. All you need to know about the race to lead the WTO
What people want from the next leader of the World Trade Organization.
Jul 28, 2020•29 min
134. Opportunities and setbacks for Black workers in the 20th century
Economic gains for America’s Black workers stalled in the 1970s. The role of migration, policy and trade.
Jul 10, 2020•39 min
133. How one man and some metal boxes revolutionized global trade
Malcom McLean spurred containerized shipping in the 1950s. The impact on people, ports, cities and, of course, trade, was massive.
Jun 29, 2020•44 min
132. US-China Trade War: The Negotiators
How the people Presidents Trump and Xi tapped to negotiate helped shape the US-China trade relationship over 2017-2020.
Jun 21, 2020•28 min
131. How travel matters for trade
Why Nigerian traders pay so much to travel to China, and how COVID-19 has made that more complicated.
Jun 11, 2020•28 min
130. So you want to design a tariff schedule…
Making sense of the ‘Global Tariffs’ that the UK will begin to apply to thousands of imported products after Brexit is complete.
May 31, 2020•33 min
129. Operation Quack Hack: Are China’s medical supplies safe to trade?
Faulty Chinese medical gear emerges, as both the US and China adjust their product regulations in response to the pandemic.
May 15, 2020•26 min
128. Beautiful Trade in Ugly Times
In good times, cosmetics are a logistical challenge, as dangerous goods go from ideas to store shelves. Now come the hard times.
Apr 26, 2020•21 min
127. The COVID-19 Trade Collapse: Lessons from 2009?
Understanding the Great Trade Collapse of 2009 may help anticipate the impending decline in exports and imports today.
Apr 14, 2020•27 min
126. COVID-19 and Trade: Stories from the Data
How companies are coping (or not) with the massive disruption in global trade flows due to COVID-19.
Mar 27, 2020•25 min
125. Coronavirus and Trade Restrictions
Countries try to beat COVID-19 by limiting exports of medical supplies and cutting tariffs.
Mar 14, 2020•28 min
124. Is Trade Bad for Women?
Does globalization contribute to the gender wage gap? Beata Javorcik joins to explain one overlooked channel.
Mar 05, 2020•21 min
123. Coronavirus: From Quarantine to Trade
Simon Rabinovitch joins from China to discuss the economic, trade, and supply chain implications of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19.
Feb 28, 2020•27 min
122. Tariffs, Protests and Wine
A Washington protest march and the wine industry illustrate the impact of US tariffs on American small businesses.
Feb 23, 2020•30 min
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.
Feb 12, 2020•24 min
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 31, 2020•38 min
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 26, 2020•25 min