Trade Talks
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.
Latest episodes
Nov 1, 2019 • 22min
108: Making Services Trade Great
Services trade gets no respect. The release of the WTO’s World Trade Report 2019 gave us a chance to fix that.
Oct 24, 2019 • 37min
107: Bombed Embassies and Document Leaks – How China Got into the WTO
Was letting China join the WTO a mistake? Paul Blustein describes fraught negotiations with America that culminated in its entry.
Oct 14, 2019 • 25min
106: Trump’s Mini-Deal with China
Jenny Leonard explains President Trump’s October 11 announcement, as well as what it is like reporting daily on the trade war.
Oct 7, 2019 • 23min
105: Aircraft Subsidy Disputes: How These Tariffs Are Different
The WTO authorizes new US retaliatory tariffs on EU imports in one of the biggest and longest-running formal disputes in history.
Sep 30, 2019 • 29min
104: How to Hit Currency Manipulators and Fight the Strong Dollar
Explore past US efforts to counter countries with undervalued currencies, as well as two controversial proposals to do so today.
Sep 25, 2019 • 27min
103: US-China Trade War from the Trenches
The annual US-China Business Council survey of members paints an interesting picture of American companies operating in China.
Sep 18, 2019 • 16min
102: Is Trump Beating the Chinese Economy?
Nicholas Lardy explains how the Chinese economy is faring thus far during the trade war.
Sep 16, 2019 • 24min
101: Huawei, National Security, and the Trade War
Yuan Yang explains the Chinese telecom equipment maker’s role in the US-China trade war and concerns over national security.
Sep 12, 2019 • 19min
100: Sneaking Up on a No-Deal Brexit
Anand Menon joins to update developments on Britain’s plan to leave the European Union.
Sep 6, 2019 • 15min
99: The Surprising Story of the US Trade Deficit with South Korea
Kadee Russ explains why the US trade imbalance with South Korea expanded after their trade agreement went into effect.
