Trade Talks
Chad P. Bown
Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) hosts a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade wars to trade deals, this podcast covers trade developments with insights and economic analysis from one of the world's top trade geeks.
Episodes
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Dec 3, 2023 • 33min
198. Inside Washington's lobbying industry
What we know about the US lobbying industry and how it influences trade and other types of economic policy.
Nov 26, 2023 • 46min
197. Moving workers across Europe
How the European Union's controversial "posting" policy impacted the movement of workers as well as local communities across the continent.
Nov 19, 2023 • 29min
196. How multinationals avoid taxes through technology licensing
Companies can avoid taxes by moving profits from IP royalties offshore. What would happen if that changed?
Nov 12, 2023 • 24min
195. How did Canadian workers adjust so well to US trade?
Canadian workers faced new competition after the sudden free trade agreement with the US in 1989. Why were they able to adjust so successfully?
Nov 5, 2023 • 41min
194. Industrial policy detectives: China's subsidies for shipbuilding
A new way to measure China's subsidies for shipbuilding reveals how much they transformed the industry for the country and world.
Oct 29, 2023 • 42min
193. Did multinationals enforce Bangladesh's new labor law?
Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, foreign companies promised to enforce Bangladesh's new labor law. What happened next?
Oct 22, 2023 • 28min
192. Will more farm trade cause more deforestation?
As trade with farm exporting countries expands, governments must also consider how to prevent deforestation.
Oct 15, 2023 • 33min
191. Brazil's trade opening and its toll on workers and crime
How Brazil's trade liberalization of the 1990s led to unexpected and lasting impacts on workers and a temporary rise in violence.
Jul 30, 2023 • 33min
190. Climate change, floods, and the future of auto supply chains
What consumers can expect from auto companies investing in supply chain resilience as weather disasters loom.
Jul 23, 2023 • 35min
189. South Korea's controversial industrial policy
How South Korea's Heavy and Chemical Industry Drive policy of 1973-79 worked and may have contributed to its economic rise.
