Global Economy Podcast

In this episode, ECIPE’s Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea talk about the EU’s revised Product Liability Directive (PLD) and how it risks fuelling many new class action lawsuits. Is it really good for Europe’s economy that it imports more of America’s litigation culture for managing collective redress? Together, they look into how the PLD expands “product” to incl...

On this episode of ECIPE’s Global Economy Podcast, our Director, Matthias Bauer , welcomes Nicky Stewart , Senior Advisor at the Open Cloud Coalition, for a conversation on cloud markets in Europe, and how policy debates focus too heavily on market concentration and hyperscalers rather than on contractual lock-in, licensing practices, and lifecycle design. Drawing on ECIPE’s study  Clo...

In this episode, Fredrik Erixon speaks to Jeffrey Schwab of the Liberty Justice Center about the legality of the “Liberation Day tariffs”. A ruling by the Supreme Court is expected soon, and Schwab is the plaintiff lawyer behind the case V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump. Schwab lays out his case and explains the constitutional limits of presidential tariff powers. They explore the lega...

In this episode of our Global Economy Podcast, our Director, Oscar Guinea , talks with Lucian Cernat* about the latter’s new paper, Trade Policy 3.0: Three Scenarios for Tomorrowland. Their conversation outlines the evolution from trade policy 1.0 to 3.0 and how geopolitical tensions, resilience, and economic security shape today’s landscape. They cover the WTO’s role, lessons from COV...

ECIPE’s Fredrik Erixon talks to Professor Jonathan Barnett , from the University of Southern California, about his recent book  The Big Steal: Ideology, Interest, and the Undoing of Intellectual Property . Together, they discuss how policymakers have weakened IP protections in the last decades, partly because of shifting technologies and new ideas, and distorted innovation incentives. As a r...

In this episode of the Global Economy Podcast, ECIPE’s Chief Economist, Erik van der Marel , sits down with Harold James , Professor at Princeton University and a leading expert on globalisation. Together, they dive into James’s book Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalisation , exploring how major economic shocks — from demand-side crises like the Great Depression and...

In this episode of the Global Economy Podcast, Fredrik Erixon speaks with Stuart Harbinson , former WTO Ambassador and senior fellow at ECIPE, about the state of global trade, the Trump tariffs, and the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO). They explore the erosion of the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) principle, the rise of bilateralism, and the threat this poses to multilateral trade rules....

This episode of the Global Economy Podcast, hosted by Philipp Lamprecht , features Dr Bernd Christoph Ströhm and focuses on the geopolitical and economic relevance of the Western Balkans for the European Union. The conversation explores the region’s strategic importance amid increasing competition from China and Russia, challenges in the EU enlargement process, and the growing frustration am...

Frank Lavin joins Fredrik Erixon on the ECIPE Global Economy podcast to discuss his book Inside the Reagan White House: A Front Row Seat to Presidential Leadership with Lessons for Today . The conversation centres on Reagan’s leadership and the philosophical pillars of his presidency. Lavin reflects on Reagan’s views on government, the Cold War, and his moral approach to foreign policy...

El episodio 4 del pódcast Sin Arancel de por Medio presenta una conversación con Carlos Ruiz-Hernández , ex vicecanciller de Panamá y actual asesor en CSIS y el Inter-American Dialogue. El diálogo aborda el papel de Panamá en la geopolítica actual, destacando su ingreso al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU, su postura frente a la retórica de Donald Trump sobre el canal de Panamá, y la política exteri...

In this episode of the ECIPE Global Economy Podcast, Fredrik Erixon speaks with Alex Capri about his new book Techno-Nationalism: How It Is Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics, and Society . The conversation explores the growing entanglement of technology, national security, and economic policy, focusing on key elements such as supply chain weaponisation, strategic decoupling, and tech diplomacy. Capri h...

On this episode of the Global Economy Podcast, Fredrik Erixon speaks with ECIPE’s Chief Economist, Erik van der Marel , about the consequences of the Trump administration’s threat to impose tariffs, particularly in relation to global trade and the restructuring of the US economy. The conversation explores how US production and trade networks have evolved, the implications of high tarif...

En este episodio de Sin Arancel de Por Medio, nos centramos en los retos de la migración y la seguridad en América Latina. Oscar Guinea y Renata Zilli hablan con Érika Rodríguez Pinzón , directora de la Fundación Carolina, que explica la paradoja de que América Latina sea a la vez la región más pacífica en términos de guerra y, sin embargo, la más violenta debido al crimen organizado. La conversac...

In this episode of ECIPE’s Global Economy podcast, Fredrik Erixon speaks with Jeffrey Ding , assistant professor at George Washington University, about his book Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition . They discuss how the diffusion of general-purpose technologies, rather than just leading-edge innovation, drives national economic power. Drawing on...

This episode of the Global Economy Podcast features Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea discussing our new study on the rise of mass litigation in Europe. They explore how collective actions, often imported from the US, are increasingly impacting European firms, especially innovative ones, through legal costs, uncertainty, and changes in compliance behaviour. The conversation highlights differences be...

Fredrik Erixon introduces a special episode of ECIPE’s Global Economy Podcast to announce the new ECIPE podcast designed for Spanish-speaking and Latin American audiences: Sin Arancel de por Medio. The hosts, Renata Zilli and Oscar Guinea , join the discussion, to present this project and its aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of how global politics affects Latin America, along wit...

En este episodio de Sin Arancel de por Medio, Oscar Guinea y Renata Zilli abordan los desafíos y estrategias de América Latina frente al regreso de Donald Trump a la presidencia de EE.UU, junto a José Juan Ruiz , presidente del Real Instituto Elcano. José Juan destaca la importancia de entender la política exterior de la administración Trump, caracterizada por una vuelta a la geopolítica de poder...

El primer episodio de “Sin Arancel de por Medio” trata sobre los desafíos y oportunidades comerciales de México entre Estados Unidos y Europa. Oscar Guinea y Renata Zilli analizan junto a nuestro primer invitado César Guerra , experto en relaciones comerciales de México y Secretario General de MexChamEU, las políticas de Donald Trump hacia México, y cómo México puede responder a las am...

In this episode of ECIPE's Global Economy Podcast, Fredrik Erixon and Oscar Guinea delve into Europe's competitiveness challenges. They discuss the European Commission's Competitiveness Compass and its heavy reliance on the Draghi report. Key issues explored include high energy prices, digital regulation, and market dynamism. The conversation highlights the impact of energy costs on European firms...

Our Senior Economist, Oscar Guinea , talks with Pieter Garicano , author of Silicon Continent , about Europe's competitiveness and the recently released Competitiveness Compass proposal by the European Commission. Garicano highlights three key issues: Lack of funding and member state buy-in for initiatives like the 28th legal regime for startups, Denial of trade-offs, particularly regarding decarb...

This episode of the Global Economy Podcast is a recording of a recent webinar where Fredrik Erixon spoke with Wolfgang Münchau on the state of the German economy. The German economy is in a bad shape. Its Gross Domestic Product has fallen for two consecutive years and once-mighty German industrial companies struggle to keep up with technological change and global competition. What has gone wrong?...

Director Fredrik Erixon talks with MEP Jörgen Warborn in the latest episode of the Global Economy Podcast. They discuss how the EU must prioritise trade to combat its growth crisis. The conversation delves into the ratification of the EU-Mercosur deal as an enabler of a massive free trade zone, reforms to the World Trade Organization for stronger global trade rules, a focus on sectoral agreements...

Fredrik Erixon hosts an insightful conversation with renowned economist  John Cochrane  as they delve into the pressing issues of inflation, deficits, and potential economic policies under a second Trump administration. As the US faces persistent high deficits and European countries grapple with sluggish economic growth, they discuss what the future holds and the necessary steps for reco...

In this episode of the Global Economy Podcast, Fredrik Erixon and Frank Lavin discuss the potential impact of the incoming second Trump administration on foreign policy. They analyse the likelihood of a continuing transactional and domestic-centric approach, considering campaign rhetoric, Trump’s volatile attitude, and his new team. They also examine his foreseeable approach to relations in...

Director Fredrik Erixon i nterviews Tengiz Pkhaladze , a Senior Fellow at ECIPE, about the recent developments in Moldova and Georgia, two countries on the path to EU membership, where important elections have recently been held. The conversation looks at the outcomes of the recent elections in both countries, including the challenges faced by Moldova’s President Maia Sandu and the contested...