Dollar & Sense: The Brookings Trade Podcast

Amanda Sloat , the Robert Bosch Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe, joins host David Dollar to give an update on Brexit. She explains why Brexit did not occur as originally expected on March 29; what the process for UK Prime Minister Theresa May, Parliament, and the EU looks like going forward; and important issues such as the Irish border, the UK's potential for pursuing...

Ernesto Zedillo , former president of Mexico and now director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, talks with David Dollar about the importance of globalization for developing countries, the erosion of multilateralism, NAFTA and its proposed replacement—the USMCA—and other issues on trade. Dollar also asks Zedillo whether President Trump's push to build a border wall between the U.S....

Wendy Cutler , vice president of The Asia Society Policy Institute and former acting deputy U.S. trade representative, joins  David Dollar  to discuss the structural issues in the U.S.-China trade negotiations and how a trade agreement between the two countries could be enforced. Cutler and Dollar explain the enforcement mechanisms at the administration's disposal, the issues of intellectual prope...

In a special episode of Dollar and Sense, David Dollar provides an update on the current state of U.S.-China trade negotiations. He explains why the March 1 deadline to reach a trade deal has been pushed back, what a potential agreement could look like, and how an agreement—once one is made—could be enforced. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts  here  or on  Apple Podcasts , send feedback email to  BC...

Currency values play a critical role in international trade, influencing the profitability of exporting and importing. Large movements in currency values are often controversial, leading to accusations of "manipulation" or even "currency wars."  In this episode, Janet Yellen, distinguished fellow in residence with the Economic Studies Program and former chair of the Board of Governors of the Feder...

Senior Fellow David Dollar talks with Representative Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) about a range of trade issues on the 116th Congress's plate, including the U.S.-China trade war, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, trade with Japan, and the new NAFTA. Congressman Larsen represents Washington State's 2nd District, serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Armed Services Comm...

In this episode, Senior Fellow David Dollar and Nonresident Senior Fellow Douglas A. Rediker discuss the global economic conditions that will be on the minds of leaders assembled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Rediker and Dollar cover the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China, selection of the next World Bank president, the International Monetary Fund and World Trade...

Senior Fellow David Dollar speaks with  Brad Setser , the Steven A. Tananbaum senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, about a range of trade topics, including currency issues, U.S.-China trade tensions, whether President Trump's tariffs could affect manufacturing, and the proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA). Subscribe to Brookings podcasts  he...

On December 30, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement among 11 Asia-Pacific nations comes into effect. The United States was part of the original agreement, but the Trump administration pulled out of the trading bloc. David Dollar  talks with Mireya Solís , director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, about the TPP, its effects on tariffs, its provision...

Brookings Institution Senior Fellow David Dollar speaks with Elaine Kamarck , senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings, about the role trade issues played in the 2018 midterm elections, and what trade matters are likely to come up for the new Congress, such as tariffs and the auto industry. Also, Dollar and Kamarck look ahead to how trade might impact the 2020 presidential race for both pa...

In this first episode of the new Brookings trade podcast Dollar & Sense, Senior Fellow David Dollar speaks with Senior Fellow  Eswar Prasad , the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and a leading expert on the Chinese economy, about a range of issues in the U.S.-China relationship. The conversation includes topics such as U.S. and Chinese trade practices, bilateral trade...

From tariffs and trade wars to the new Trans Pacific Partnership and NAFTA's replacement, trade has been making a lot of headlines recently, especially since the election of Donald Trump who's redefined America's role on the global stage with his America-first posture. Dollar & Sense is a podcast about all things trade. From local ports and markets to international trade and diplomacy, Brookings I...