Trade Talks
Trade Talks
77: Happy Tariffversary
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Keynes and Bown discuss new research on the economics and politics behind President Trump’s tariffs and the resulting retaliation.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
76: Trump versus India: Fighting over Which Poor Countries Are Special
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The Trump administration pulled India and Turkey from the US Generalized System of Preference, a program that offers zero tariffs to imports from poor countries. Keynes and Bown explain the decision and how it fits into a broader battle between rich and poor countries around special and differential treatment and how it is holding up progress on WTO negotiations.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
75: A US-China Farm Subsidy Fight at the WTO
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Not to be overshadowed by the Trump-China trade war, the WTO issues an important legal ruling on Chinese subsidies. Soumaya Keynes and Chad Bown describe how the Americans had challenged Chinese payments to farmers of corn, wheat and rice, as well as implications of the WTO ruling for US-China trade relations and the multilateral system.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
74: Trade Talks Tough - Sanctions on North Korea (#14)
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Keynes and Bown replay their November 2017 interview with Marcus Noland about one of the most closed economies in the world.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
73: Soybeans and the Trade War Fallout
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Keynes and Bown explain the upheaval in American and global soybean markets stemming from the US-China trade conflict.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
72: Richard Baldwin on Disruption, Technology and Trade
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Richard Baldwin joins Keynes and Bown to discuss the past and future of globalization, new technologies, and social upheaval.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
71: Money Matters for Trade
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Kalina Manova joins Keynes and Bown to discuss how companies’ ability to borrow affects trade.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
70: Nicholas Lardy on the Chinese Economy
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Nicholas Lardy joins Keynes and Bown to discuss the changing role of the state and private firms in China’s economic development.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
69: Slowbalization
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Keynes and Bown discuss what is behind the slowdown of global trade, supply chain expansion, and international commerce.

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
68: Brexit Votes for Uncertainty
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Keynes and Bown discuss the rocky departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. Sam Lowe (Centre for European Reform) joins for an update on the latest political developments as Britain approaches the March…