Trade Talks
Trade Talks
90: Trade policy the Asian way, with Mari Pangestu
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The former Indonesian trade minister discusses trade deals – from ASEAN to RCEP to the GSP – the trade war, and more.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
89: The Migration Crisis Behind Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat
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Gordon Hanson joins to explain the roots of the migration emergency at both the US and Mexican southern borders.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
88: Trump-Mexico Trade War Cheat Sheet
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Keynes and Bown discuss Trump’s national emergency declaration and potential tariffs on $350 billion of imports from Mexico.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
87: Trump Shifts His National Security Threats (Again)
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Keynes and Bown explain Trump’s latest trade action on cars and implications of his partial removal of steel and aluminum tariffs.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
86: When Is Tariff Revenue Bad Tax Revenue?
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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…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
85: Trump-China Negotiating Dramatics and Even More Tariffs
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Keynes and Bown update the sudden change in US-China trade negotiations and implications of President Trump’s tariff escalation.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
84: Brexit, British Politics, and European Parliamentary Elections
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Duncan Robinson joins to update Brexit, cleavages in British political parties, and 2019 elections to the European Parliament.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
83: Tariffs for Sale and Identity Politics
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Gene Grossman joins to discuss how political economists explain trade protectionism.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
82: How Big Is the USMCA? It’s Uncertain
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Keynes and Bown discuss the US government report and economic impact assessment of the potential NAFTA replacement.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
81: National Security and Trade - The Fear of Imitation
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Mona Pinchis-Paulsen joins to discuss the origins and history of using national security threats to justify trade restrictions.