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.
Episodes
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
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.
111: Trade Policy Under Trump
A former senior Trump trade official shares his take on US policy toward China, the EU and the WTO.
110: Will 3D Printing Increase Trade? Hear All About It
New evidence from the hearing aid industry on whether 3D printing will eliminate the need for trade.
109: A Different US-China Fight Hits the Headlines
The WTO authorizes China to retaliate against US exports. The timing bodes poorly for an Appellate Body already under stress.
108: Making Services Trade Great
Services trade gets no respect. The release of the WTO’s World Trade Report 2019 gave us a chance to fix that.
107: Bombed Embassies and Document Leaks – How China Got into the WTO
Was letting China join the WTO a mistake? Paul Blustein describes fraught negotiations with America that culminated in its entry.
106: Trump’s Mini-Deal with China
Jenny Leonard explains President Trump’s October 11 announcement, as well as what it is like reporting daily on the trade war.
105: Aircraft Subsidy Disputes: How These Tariffs Are Different
The WTO authorizes new US retaliatory tariffs on EU imports in one of the biggest and longest-running formal disputes in history.
104: How to Hit Currency Manipulators and Fight the Strong Dollar
Explore past US efforts to counter countries with undervalued currencies, as well as two controversial proposals to do so today.
103: US-China Trade War from the Trenches
The annual US-China Business Council survey of members paints an interesting picture of American companies operating in China.
102: Is Trump Beating the Chinese Economy?
Nicholas Lardy explains how the Chinese economy is faring thus far during the trade war.
101: Huawei, National Security, and the Trade War
Yuan Yang explains the Chinese telecom equipment maker’s role in the US-China trade war and concerns over national security.
100: Sneaking Up on a No-Deal Brexit
Anand Menon joins to update developments on Britain’s plan to leave the European Union.
99: The Surprising Story of the US Trade Deficit with South Korea
Kadee Russ explains why the US trade imbalance with South Korea expanded after their trade agreement went into effect.
98: What’s Wrong with Germany’s Trade Surplus?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer explains Germany’s export competitiveness and why concerns over its trade surplus derive from somewhere else.
97: Watching China’s Human Rights
Sophie Richardson joins Keynes and Bown in a wide-ranging conversation about heightened concerns over human rights in China.
96: Trump’s Next China Tariffs and Fears in the Global Economy
Keynes and Bown explain Trump’s rollout of tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports and new evidence of global economic turmoil.
95: Is China a Currency Manipulator?
Keynes and Bown explain the controversy surrounding President Trump’s decision to designate China a currency manipulator.
94: The Fed and the Trade War, with Adam Posen
Adam Posen explains why the US Federal Reserve is suddenly cutting interest rates and what that has to do with President Trump’s trade war.
93: US Trade Policy Before Trump, with Ambassador Michael Froman
Former USTR Michael Froman joins to discuss how the Obama administration tackled China and the World Trade Organization.
92: Japan and South Korea: Old Wounds, New Trade Fight
Dukgeun Ahn joins to explain how Japan’s threat to limit exports to South Korea involves issues much deeper than smartphone trade.
91: Can Trade Adjustment Assistance Work?
Ben Hyman joins to discuss whether an American program actually helps workers hurt by trade.
90: Trade policy the Asian way, with Mari Pangestu
The former Indonesian trade minister discusses trade deals – from ASEAN to RCEP to the GSP – the trade war, and more.
89: The Migration Crisis Behind Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat
Gordon Hanson joins to explain the roots of the migration emergency at both the US and Mexican southern borders.
88: Trump-Mexico Trade War Cheat Sheet
Keynes and Bown discuss Trump’s national emergency declaration and potential tariffs on $350 billion of imports from Mexico.
87: Trump Shifts His National Security Threats (Again)
Keynes and Bown explain Trump’s latest trade action on cars and implications of his partial removal of steel and aluminum tariffs.
86: When Is Tariff Revenue Bad Tax Revenue?
Lucie Gadenne (University of Warwick, IFS) joins Keynes and Bown to explain when and why some countries use import tariffs as an important source of total tax revenue collections. They discuss her research on the...
85: Trump-China Negotiating Dramatics and Even More Tariffs
Keynes and Bown update the sudden change in US-China trade negotiations and implications of President Trump’s tariff escalation.
84: Brexit, British Politics, and European Parliamentary Elections
Duncan Robinson joins to update Brexit, cleavages in British political parties, and 2019 elections to the European Parliament.