Trade Talks
Trade Talks
60: America May Be Doing Away with WTO Dispute Settlement
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Keynes and Bown talk with former WTO Appellate Body member Jennifer Hillman (Georgetown Law) about WTO dispute settlement. They describe the procedural, philosophical, and judicial complaints the United States has with the current way of addressing…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
59: A Hard Border from History
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Keynes and Bown talk with Stephen Redding (Princeton University) about his research on the border between East and West Germany erected in the mid-20th century. They discuss the loss of market access for cities near…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
58: Woodward. Trump. Fear. Trade Is Bad.
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Keynes and Bown talk with best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Bob Woodward about his latest book Fear: Trump in the White House. From snatching trade agreement withdrawal letters off the president’s desk to…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
57: It's Fun to Discuss the USMCA—the New NAFTA
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Keynes and Bown describe key elements of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, announced on October 1, 2018. Beneath the spin, they analyze what the deal really does, including where new market access has been…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
56: Do You Like Trade? Tariffs? Trade Deals? China?
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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…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
55: Is India a Trade Troublemaker?
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Keynes and Bown speak with Arvind Subramanian (PIIE, Harvard Kennedy School) about the massive changes in India’s trade policy since the 1980s. They examine the scope and impact of India’s trade liberalization; the importance of…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
54: Can Trump Withdraw from Trade Deals?
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Keynes and Bown examine the legal arguments surrounding President Trump’s threats to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement and World Trade Organization. They speak with legal experts Gary Hufbauer (PIIE), Rachel Brewster (Duke…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
53: Oh NAFTA--It's Canada's Turn
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Keynes and Bown examine critical economic issues caught up in Canada’s talks with the Trump administration over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement. They speak with Meredith Lilly (Carleton University) and Madelaine…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
52: NAFTA "Deal Fever"
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Keynes and Bown examine the still murky details on autos and a potential sunset clause for the Mexico-United States trade agreement—which the Trump administration says is designed to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement…

Trade Talks
Trade Talks
51: Trade at the White House in Not So Normal Times
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Keynes and Bown have a conversation with Jason Furman (PIIE, Harvard Kennedy School)—a former senior economic adviser of the Obama administration—about American economic policy. They ask Furman about economic and trade policy during the Great…