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172. Peru’s “China shock”: Surprising turns and the women left behind
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A flood of imports from China had an unexpected impact on the Peruvian clothing industry while discouraging Peru’s women workers.
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171. What makes a supply chain resilient
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New research examining India’s pandemic lockdowns sheds light on which supply chains stuck together, which broke apart, and why.
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170. National security, semiconductors, and the US move to cut off China
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The history behind the sudden US ban on certain exports to China, and how the policy affects the global semiconductor supply chain.
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169. Taiwan’s risky trade opening and how it paid off
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In the 1950s, Taiwan was the first poor economy to experiment with trade reform. How its success changed the course of history for others.
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168. Did Trump’s trade war make China more protectionist?
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Why it matters that Chinese public opinion toward trade and technology may have changed in response to US policy.
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167. Will new US tax credits remake electric vehicle supply chains?
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America’s new EV subsidies have some carmakers upset. Others are head scratching. Can supply chains diversify away from China?
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166. Biden’s new Indo-Pacific talks vs. TPP
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America’s last attempt at trade talks with countries in the region ended badly. How Biden’s IPEF approach is different.
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165. The global minimum tax got left behind. What’s next?
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The Inflation Reduction Act omits the key global minimum corporate tax agreed to by over 135 countries. Will cooperation still happen?
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164. Why a notorious banana company spared workers in Costa Rica
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For decades, United Fruit Company exploited banana workers across its Latin American plantations, except in Costa Rica. Why?
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163. How poorer Americans ended up paying for US tariffs.
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From fashion to forks to fishing reels, how US trade negotiations starting in the 1930s resulted in regressive import duties today.