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
Jul 16, 2023 • 40min
188. Did responsible sourcing by multinationals help workers in poor countries?
What happened to workers and others in Costa Rica when global companies imposed new responsible sourcing codes of conduct on their suppliers.
Jul 9, 2023 • 51min
187. Industrial policy and the rise of Romania’s Silicon Valley
How a 2001 income tax break for Romanian software programmers helped transform the country’s information technology sector.
Jun 26, 2023 • 32min
186. How US lead regulations hurt Mexican babies
Higher US lead standards in 2009 resulted in more production and pollution from Mexican plants. Nearby infants and kids suffered.
Jun 18, 2023 • 29min
185. The historic collapse of Switzerland’s watch industry
New quartz technology and competition from Japan devastated the dominant Swiss watch industry of the 1970s. What happened next?
May 7, 2023 • 46min
184. The US-EU fights over electric vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act
EVs headlined the transatlantic dispute over the Inflation Reduction Act. That feud may be over, but other conflicts remain.
Apr 30, 2023 • 25min
183. How the United States cleaned up container ship pollution
In 2012, the EPA started regulating maritime emissions of air pollutants. The shipping industry’s response offers lessons for other countries.
Apr 23, 2023 • 44min
182. Is China’s industrial policy working?
The “Made in China 2025” subsidies both provoked a trade war and inspired similar moves by the US and other economies. But have they worked?
Mar 21, 2023 • 46min
181. US-China trade war fallout: This is what decoupling looks like
How do we reconcile “record-level” US-China imports and exports when tariffs remain on more than half of trade between the two economies?
Mar 12, 2023 • 1h 11min
180. The WTO is in trouble. Econ 101 to the rescue?
Exploring the challenges faced by the WTO, from past failures to current issues like China's economy and climate change. Discussing the economic basis of the WTO, reciprocity in tariff negotiations, and the impact of trade wars. Addressing China's role as a non-market economy and navigating WTO rules with carbon taxes. Reflecting on the mentorship that inspired the creation of the podcast.
Feb 26, 2023 • 36min
179. Why Taiwan restricts high-tech investment into China
For decades, Taiwan has limited how and how much its tech firms like TSMC could invest in mainland China. Are there lessons for the United States?
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