Trade Talks

139. How Technology Enabled Trade: Digitization and Offshoring 24.09.2020 20:26 ↓

At the turn of the century, electronic communication suddenly helped firms fragment production, but only some went overseas.

138. Trade and the worst financial crisis of the century—in 1866 11.09.2020 17:40 ↓

London’s central role in 19th century trade finance meant that its bank failure had effects for decades.

137. Imbalances, Inequality, and Trade 31.08.2020 33:18 ↓

China, the US and Germany each suffer from inequality and trade imbalances. Their linkages, and how policymakers try to fix them.

136. Vaccine economics, and why we need trade to end the pandemic 13.08.2020 24:17 ↓

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explains one way to solve the economic problem of how to manufacture and globally distribute a vaccine.

135. All you need to know about the race to lead the WTO 28.07.2020 29:12 ↓

What people want from the next leader of the World Trade Organization.

134. Opportunities and setbacks for Black workers in the 20th century 10.07.2020 39:20 ↓

Economic gains for America’s Black workers stalled in the 1970s. The role of migration, policy and trade.

133. How one man and some metal boxes revolutionized global trade 29.06.2020 44:03 ↓

Malcom McLean spurred containerized shipping in the 1950s. The impact on people, ports, cities and, of course, trade, was massive.

132. US-China Trade War: The Negotiators 21.06.2020 28:09 ↓

How the people Presidents Trump and Xi tapped to negotiate helped shape the US-China trade relationship over 2017-2020.

131. How travel matters for trade 11.06.2020 27:35 ↓

Why Nigerian traders pay so much to travel to China, and how COVID-19 has made that more complicated.

130. So you want to design a tariff schedule… 31.05.2020 33:15 ↓

Making sense of the ‘Global Tariffs’ that the UK will begin to apply to thousands of imported products after Brexit is complete.

129. Operation Quack Hack: Are China’s medical supplies safe to trade? 15.05.2020 25:37 ↓

Faulty Chinese medical gear emerges, as both the US and China adjust their product regulations in response to the pandemic.

128. Beautiful Trade in Ugly Times 26.04.2020 21:21 ↓

In good times, cosmetics are a logistical challenge, as dangerous goods go from ideas to store shelves. Now come the hard times.

127. The COVID-19 Trade Collapse: Lessons from 2009? 14.04.2020 26:55 ↓

Understanding the Great Trade Collapse of 2009 may help anticipate the impending decline in exports and imports today.

126. COVID-19 and Trade: Stories from the Data 27.03.2020 25:12 ↓

How companies are coping (or not) with the massive disruption in global trade flows due to COVID-19.

125. Coronavirus and Trade Restrictions 14.03.2020 28:26 ↓

Countries try to beat COVID-19 by limiting exports of medical supplies and cutting tariffs.

124. Is Trade Bad for Women? 05.03.2020 21:08 ↓

Does globalization contribute to the gender wage gap? Beata Javorcik joins to explain one overlooked channel.

123. Coronavirus: From Quarantine to Trade 28.02.2020 26:33 ↓

Simon Rabinovitch joins from China to discuss the economic, trade, and supply chain implications of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19.

122. Tariffs, Protests and Wine 23.02.2020 29:59 ↓

A Washington protest march and the wine industry illustrate the impact of US tariffs on American small businesses.

121. Can Infant Industry Protection Work? Evidence from Napoleon 12.02.2020 24:10 ↓

How the Napoleonic Blockade helps economists see whether temporary protection from trade can further industrial development.

120. Extreme Trade: The Rise and Fall of Glasgow’s Shipbuilding 31.01.2020 37:30 ↓

What is the Glasgow effect? Richard Davies explains, and tells the gripping economic story of the Scottish city’s boom and bust.

119. Stock Markets, the Economy, and Trump’s Trade Policy Uncertainty 26.01.2020 24:32 ↓

Nick Bloom joins to discuss policy uncertainty under President Trump and implications for the economy and stock market.

118. Ins and Outs of the US-China Phase-One Trade Deal 19.01.2020 44:59 ↓

Two former and longtime USTR negotiators join to explain the details of the new US-China trade agreement.

117. Trump’s Import Tariffs Have Hurt US Exports 08.01.2020 21:32 ↓

New evidence reveals Trump’s import tariffs are contributing to the recent slowdown in US exports.

116. Fish Subsidies. What’s the Catch? 30.12.2019 28:27 ↓

Why is the WTO struggling to negotiate limits to fisheries subsidies? As always, it's complicated.

115. The Trade War and US Elections 20.12.2019 21:40 ↓

New research shows how Trump’s trade war may have cost Republican seats in the 2018 election for the US House of Representatives.