Keynes and Bown explain Trump’s latest trade actions in his national security cases on steel, aluminum and automobiles. They speak with Kristin Dziczek (Center for Automotive Research) about perceived threats to R&D of “American-owned” carmakers, as well as the political and economic implications of Trump negotiating voluntary export restraints on autos from the EU and Japan. They also describe the managed trade implications of the agreement to remove US tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico, as well as the possible resumption of future conflict.
Trade Talks, with Soumaya Keynes and Chad P. Bown
A podcast
about the economics of
trade and policy.
Focus on US-China
What Would a Trump-China Deal Look Like?
The complexities of negotiating with China over intellectual property enforcement, cyber theft, and the forced transfer of technology arising through joint ventures.
(Episode 65)
A US-China Farm Subsidy Fight at the WTO
Not to be overshadowed by the Trump-China trade war, the WTO issues an important legal ruling on Chinese subsidies.
(Episode 74)
Nicholas Lardy on the Chinese Economy
How China's economic development has evolved since 1978, the role of the private sector, the resurgence of state-owned enterprises under President Xi, and why reform today is so hard.
(Episode 70)
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Paul Krugman Talks Trade
The Nobel Prize winning economist joined to discuss NAFTA, China, wages, labor, Trump’s trade policy, and more.
(Episode 66)
It’s Fun to Discuss the USMCA—the New NAFTA
Explaining the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement announced on October 1, 2018.
(Episode 57)
Woodward. Trump. Fear. Trade Is Bad.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward chats about trade policy revelations in his new book.
(Episode 58)
Soybeans and the Trade War Fallout
As part of the ongoing US-China trade war, Chinese tariffs targeted soybeans, a major American export. After Soumaya visits some farms in Iowa, Keynes and Bown explain the impact of competition from Argentina and Brazil, as well as the yo-yo’ing of soybean prices during the ongoing conflict.
(Episode 74)
Keynes at an
Iowa soybean farm,
February 2019.
Brexit Votes for Uncertainty
The rocky departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union and new research on the economic impact that Brexit-related uncertainty has already had.
(Episode 68)