178. Why sanctions to stop Russian gas pipelines backfired
US sanctions on European allies repeatedly failed to stop Russian gas pipelines, harmed transatlantic ties, and undermined US policy.
Feb 19, 2023•53 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
177. How the Rana Plaza factory collapse changed global supply chains
New research examines how NGOs, consumers, and major retailers responded to the outrage following the 2013 tragedy in Bangladesh.
Feb 12, 2023•32 min
176. The Cold War scandal over export controls
The leakage of submarine technology to the Soviet Union in the 1980s has lessons for the limits to and coordination of allies’ export controls today.
Jan 29, 2023•48 min
175. The dreaded WTO ruling on Trump’s national security tariffs
The WTO ruled against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, dragging the organization into thorny national security issues.
Jan 22, 2023•55 min
174. The incredible rise of Chinese fintech
New super apps and other internet-enabled technologies have transformed China’s financial sector, with global implications, says Martin Chorzempa.
Dec 18, 2022•28 min
173: Did Britain’s slave trade help drive its industrial revolution?
New research reveals how Britain’s economy benefited from the brutal transatlantic slave trade and its slave holdings.
Dec 08, 2022•27 min
172. Peru’s “China shock”: Surprising turns and the women left behind
A flood of imports from China had an unexpected impact on the Peruvian clothing industry while discouraging Peru’s women workers.
Nov 21, 2022•39 min
171. What makes a supply chain resilient
New research examining India’s pandemic lockdowns sheds light on which supply chains stuck together, which broke apart, and why.
Nov 15, 2022•37 min
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.
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr
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 25, 2022•31 min
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 10, 2022•23 min
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?
Oct 03, 2022•30 min
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 21, 2022•45 min
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?
Sep 05, 2022•46 min
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 27, 2022•39 min
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 19, 2022•38 min
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.
Jul 05, 2022•40 min
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.
Jun 26, 2022•42 min
160. How Putin’s war could disrupt global food supplies
Joe Glauber explains the humanitarian crisis that looms if war cuts wheat exports from Ukraine and Russia. Soumaya Keynes says goodbye.
Mar 15, 2022•31 min
159. How Biden and Europe settled Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs
After years of dispute, the EU agreed to stop retaliating and to limit exports if the US lifted Trump’s national security tariffs.
Nov 08, 2021•23 min
158. How America responded to its PPE shortage
The US reacted to COVID-19 shortfalls of hospital masks, gowns and gloves with unprecedented trade and industrial policy.
Oct 11, 2021•45 min
157. Europe’s Trade Policy and Open Strategic Autonomy
Worried about being bullied by trading partners, the European Union is developing a host of new policy tools.
Sep 27, 2021•41 min
156. Tackling climate change with a carbon border adjustment mechanism
CBAM! The EU proposes phasing out free permits from its emissions trading system and phasing in a carbon tax on some imports.
Jul 25, 2021•44 min
155. How trade can break up with paper (it involves blockchain)
Legally and technologically, paper documents are essential to international trade. How that could change (it involves blockchain).
Jun 27, 2021•31 min
154. Global Britain: How’s that going then?
A beginner's guide to the spat over Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol, plus the UK signs a new trade deal with Australia.
Jun 17, 2021•28 min
153. Multilateral tax cooperation gets one step closer
The G7 economies agreed to a potential historic change in how governments tax multinational corporations.
Jun 09, 2021•58 min
152. The murky world of export restrictions for COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine inputs are in short supply globally. How the EU, UK, US and India are all limiting exports.
Mar 22, 2021•36 min
151. Container shipping costs are through the roof. Who’s paying?
Companies and regulators have begun to worry about the spike in container shipping costs and pandemic-related trade disruptions.
Mar 15, 2021•22 min
150: Is the WTO making it harder to end the pandemic?
India, South Africa, and more than 50 other countries propose changing WTO rules for vaccines and other medical supplies. Rachel Silverman (Center for Global Development) and Tom Bollyky (Council on Foreign Relations) help explain compulsory...
Feb 25, 2021•32 min
149. Everyone Loves (or Hates) Buy America
President Biden’s first trade action was to tighten rules on what imports the US government can buy.
Feb 03, 2021•31 min