Trade Talks
Business & Economics Podcasts
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.
Location:
Washington DC, DC
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@Trade__Talks
Language:
English
Contact:
202328900
Email:
webmaster@piie.com
Episodes
207. What happened on Trump’s tariff day
4/3/2025
Soumaya Keynes (Financial Times) joins to cohost an emergency episode explaining President Trump’s sweeping April 2 tariff announcement. Bown and Keynes turn to Douglas A. Irwin on history, Maurice Obstfeld on the US dollar, and Kathleen Claussen on law to clarify what we know about the tariff actions so far (29:14).
Duration:00:29:16
206. Paul Krugman talks trade, industrial policy, and Trump
3/16/2025
Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman (City University of New York) joins for a wide-ranging conversation on historical lessons as well as some new thinking about international trade, the “agglomeration externalities” driving geographically concentrated production, industrial policy, as well as the policy environment under President Trump (42:12).
Duration:00:42:13
205. Trump's Ukraine minerals deal and China
3/10/2025
A potential US-Ukraine critical minerals agreement is only the latest effort to address security concerns over US sourcing of critical minerals from China. America’s previous top diplomat for critical minerals, Geoff Pyatt (former Assistant Secretary of State, former US ambassador to Ukraine) joins to explain (33.47).
Duration:00:33:48
204. Is Europe ready for Trump?
3/5/2025
Europe had a rocky ride during President Trump's first term, but it was largely spared from significant tariffs. The world is different this time around. Former European Commission trade official Rupert Schlegelmilch joins to explain (34:32).
Duration:00:34:32
203. What if Trump halts duty-free packages from China?
2/23/2025
Shipments of small packages from China have skyrocketed, but the de minimis policy that excludes them from tariffs may end. Chris Casey (Congressional Research Service) joins to explore the history of the US de minimis policy and Amit Khandelwal (Yale University) shares economic research into the question of what happens if the policy ends (37:33).
Duration:00:37:34
202. Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs are back
2/14/2025
President Trump first imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, but this time it's different. Ana Swanson (New York Times) joins to explain (32:23).
Duration:00:32:23
201. Trade Talks is back. And so is President Trump.
2/7/2025
Tariffs from the new President call for an emergency relaunch of the longstanding trade podcast. Aime Williams (Financial Times) joins to explain what happened with Canada, Mexico, and China (29:50). Read more…
Duration:00:29:50
And that is all for Trade Talks
1/29/2024
Goodbye for now, as old friend Soumaya Keynes joins Chad Bown to discuss why and what comes next.
Duration:00:10:51
200. Has the USMCA improved working conditions in Mexico?
12/18/2023
The USMCA was supposed to prevent workers from being mistreated at Mexican factories. How is it working so far?
Duration:00:46:28
199. How trade economists busted corruption at the port
12/10/2023
When customs officials in Madagascar cheated their country out of tax revenues, economists caught them. But the fight is not over yet.
Duration:00:37:10
198. Inside Washington’s lobbying industry
12/3/2023
What we know about the US lobbying industry and how it influences trade and other types of economic policy.
197. Moving workers across Europe
11/26/2023
How the European Union’s controversial “posting” policy impacted the movement of workers as well as local communities across the continent.
Duration:00:45:27
196. How multinationals avoid taxes through technology licensing
11/19/2023
Companies can avoid taxes by moving profits from IP royalties offshore. What would happen if that changed?
Duration:00:28:38
195. How did Canadian workers adjust so well to US trade?
11/12/2023
Canadian workers faced new competition after the sudden free trade agreement with the US in 1989. Why were they able to adjust so successfully?
Duration:00:24:06
194. Industrial policy detectives: China’s subsidies for shipbuilding
11/5/2023
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?
10/29/2023
Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, foreign companies promised to enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law. What happened next?
Duration:00:42:12
192. Will more farm trade cause more deforestation?
10/22/2023
As trade with farm exporting countries expands, governments must also consider how to prevent deforestation.
Duration:00:27:34
191. Brazil’s trade opening and its toll on workers and crime
10/15/2023
How Brazil’s trade liberalization of the 1990s led to unexpected and lasting impacts on workers and a temporary rise in violence.
Duration:00:33:27
190. Climate change, floods, and the future of auto supply chains
7/30/2023
What consumers can expect from auto companies investing in supply chain resilience as weather disasters loom.
Duration:00:32:49
189. South Korea’s controversial industrial policy
7/23/2023
How South Korea’s Heavy and Chemical Industry Drive policy of 1973-79 worked and may have contributed to its economic rise.
Duration:00:34:54