Former Trade Talks co-host Soumaya Keynes discusses the alarming US government debt, fiscal sustainability, Modern Monetary Theory, credit rating agencies' influence, fiscal adjustments, and potential tax cut extensions' impacts on the economy.

Goodbye for now, as old friend Soumaya Keynes joins Chad Bown to discuss why and what comes next.

The USMCA was supposed to prevent workers from being mistreated at Mexican factories. How is it working so far?

When customs officials in Madagascar cheated their country out of tax revenues, economists caught them. But the fight is not over yet.

Exploring the role of lobbying in shaping economic policy, the podcast discusses the public's lack of knowledge and negative perception of lobbying. It explores the theories of political influence and their impact on economic policy and compares lobbying with campaign contributions. The podcast also delves into the difficulties in measuring the influence of lobbying and highlights the value of generalist lobbyists and their political connections. It analyzes client firms and the industries that are more represented in lobbying.

How the European Union’s controversial “posting” policy impacted the movement of workers as well as local communities across the continent.

The podcast explores how multinational corporations avoid taxes through technology licensing in low-tax jurisdictions like Bermuda and Luxembourg. It analyzes profit-shifting tactics, the dynamics of royalty payments, and the implications of a global tax agreement on research, development, and innovation.

Canadian workers faced new competition after the sudden free trade agreement with the US in 1989. Why were they able to adjust so successfully?

Explore China's evolution in shipbuilding with massive subsidies, impacting global trade dynamics and market competitiveness. Learn about China's industrial policy nuances and innovative methodologies to measure and address subsidies in the shipbuilding industry.

Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, foreign companies promised to enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law. What happened next?