137. Imbalances, Inequality, and Trade

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137. Imbalances, Inequality, and Trade

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China, the US and Germany each suffer from inequality and trade imbalances. Their linkages, and how policymakers try to fix them.

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Aug 31, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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116. Fish Subsidies. What’s the Catch?: Why is the WTO struggling to negotiate limits to fisheries subsidies? As always, its complicated. 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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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. 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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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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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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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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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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? by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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137. Imbalances, Inequality, and Trade

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