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
Aug 28, 2019 • 32min
98: What’s Wrong with Germany’s Trade Surplus?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer explains Germany’s export competitiveness and why concerns over its trade surplus derive from somewhere else.
Aug 22, 2019 • 29min
97: Watching China’s Human Rights
Sophie Richardson joins Keynes and Bown in a wide-ranging conversation about heightened concerns over human rights in China.
Aug 16, 2019 • 21min
96: Trump’s Next China Tariffs and Fears in the Global Economy
Keynes and Bown explain Trump’s rollout of tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports and new evidence of global economic turmoil.
Aug 9, 2019 • 23min
95: Is China a Currency Manipulator?
Keynes and Bown explain the controversy surrounding President Trump’s decision to designate China a currency manipulator.
Aug 3, 2019 • 21min
94: The Fed and the Trade War, with Adam Posen
Adam Posen explains why the US Federal Reserve is suddenly cutting interest rates and what that has to do with President Trump’s trade war.
Jul 19, 2019 • 25min
93: US Trade Policy Before Trump, with Ambassador Michael Froman
Former USTR Michael Froman joins to discuss how the Obama administration tackled China and the World Trade Organization.
Jul 15, 2019 • 20min
92: Japan and South Korea: Old Wounds, New Trade Fight
Dukgeun Ahn joins to explain how Japan’s threat to limit exports to South Korea involves issues much deeper than smartphone trade.
Jul 4, 2019 • 19min
91: Can Trade Adjustment Assistance Work?
Ben Hyman joins to discuss whether an American program actually helps workers hurt by trade.
Jun 12, 2019 • 27min
90: Trade policy the Asian way, with Mari Pangestu
The former Indonesian trade minister discusses trade deals – from ASEAN to RCEP to the GSP – the trade war, and more.
Jun 6, 2019 • 23min
89: The Migration Crisis Behind Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat
Gordon Hanson joins to explain the roots of the migration emergency at both the US and Mexican southern borders.
