126. COVID-19 and Trade: Stories from the Data

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126. COVID-19 and Trade: Stories from the Data

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Mar 27, 2020

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How companies are coping (or not) with the massive disruption in global trade flows due to COVID-19.

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Mar 27, 2020

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Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) cohost 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 two of the world's top trade geeks.

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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... by Trade Talks
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90: Trade Policy the Asian Way: Former Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu discusses trade deals – from ASEAN to RCEP to the GSP – the trade war, and more. by Trade Talks
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95: Is China a Currency Manipulator?: Keynes and Bown explain the controversy surrounding President Trump’s decision to designate China a currency manipulator. by Trade Talks
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56: Do You Like Trade? Tariffs? Trade Deals? China?: Keynes and Bown speak with Bruce Stokes (Pew Research Center) about recent poll results on public attitudes toward trade. They discuss how Americans feel about trade and trade agreements, China, differences between self-identified Democrats and... by Trade Talks
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79: A President Explains Mexican Trade: Ernesto Zedillo joins to discuss 40 years of Mexico’s trade, the impact of import substitution policies, NAFTA, and the USMCA. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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100: Sneaking Up on a No-Deal Brexit: Anand Menon joins to update developments on Britain’s plan to leave the European Union. by Trade Talks
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91: Can Trade Adjustment Assistance Work?: Ben Hyman joins to discuss whether an American program actually helps workers hurt by trade. by Trade Talks
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111: Trade Policy Under Trump: A former senior Trump trade official shares his take on US policy toward China, the EU and the WTO. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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80: Zeroing: The Biggest WTO Threat You’ve Never Heard Of (#45): Keynes and Bown explain how a tiny part of US antidumping tariff calculations threatens the entire trading system. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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102: Is Trump Beating the Chinese Economy?: Nicholas Lardy explains how the Chinese economy is faring thus far during the trade war. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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91: Can Trade Adjustment Assistance Work?: Ben Hyman joins to discuss whether an American program actually helps workers hurt by trade. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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122. Tariffs, Protests and Wine: A Washington protest march and the wine industry illustrate the impact of US tariffs on American small businesses. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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126. COVID-19 and Trade: Stories from the Data

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