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. read less

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Has the US finally borrowed too much?

Has the US finally borrowed too much?

Former Trade Talks co-host brings you her new podcast, "The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes". New episodes available on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.

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Has the US finally borrowed too much?

Has the US finally borrowed too much?

Former Trade Talks co-host brings you her new podcast, "The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes". New episodes available on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.

And that is all for Trade Talks

And that is all for Trade Talks

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

200. Has the USMCA improved working conditions in Mexico?

200. Has the USMCA improved working conditions in Mexico?

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

199. How trade economists busted corruption at the port

199. How trade economists busted corruption at the port

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

198. Inside Washington’s lobbying industry

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.

197. Moving workers across Europe

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.

196. How multinationals avoid taxes through technology licensing

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?

195. How did Canadian workers adjust so well to US trade?

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?

194. Industrial policy detectives: China’s subsidies for shipbuilding

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.

193. Did multinationals enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law?

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?

192. Will more farm trade cause more deforestation?

192. Will more farm trade cause more deforestation?

As trade with farm exporting countries expands, governments must also consider how to prevent deforestation.

191. Brazil’s trade opening and its toll on workers and crime

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.

190. Climate change, floods, and the future of auto supply chains

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.

189. South Korea’s controversial industrial policy

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.

188. Did responsible sourcing by multinationals help workers in poor countries?

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.

187. Industrial policy and the rise of Romania’s Silicon Valley

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.

186. How US lead regulations hurt Mexican babies

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.

185. The historic collapse of Switzerland’s watch industry

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?

184. The US-EU fights over electric vehicles and the Inflation Reduction Act

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.

183. How the United States cleaned up container ship pollution

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.