121. Can Infant Industry Protection Work? Evidence from Napoleon
How the Napoleonic Blockade helps economists see whether temporary protection from trade can further industrial development.
12 Feb 202024min
120. Extreme Trade: The Rise and Fall of Glasgow's Shipbuilding
What is the Glasgow effect? Richard Davies explains, and tells the gripping economic story of the Scottish city's boom and bust.
31 Jan 202037min
119. Stock Markets, the Economy, and Trump's Trade Policy Uncertainty
Nick Bloom joins to discuss policy uncertainty under President Trump and implications for the economy and stock market.
26 Jan 202024min
118. Ins and Outs of the US-China Phase-One Trade Deal
Two former and longtime USTR negotiators join to explain the details of the new US-China trade agreement.
19 Jan 202044min
117. Trump's Import Tariffs Have Hurt US Exports
New evidence reveals Trump's import tariffs are contributing to the recent slowdown in US exports.
8 Jan 202021min
116. Fish Subsidies. What's the Catch?
Why is the WTO struggling to negotiate limits to fisheries subsidies? As always, it's complicated.
30 Dec 201928min
115. The Trade War and US Elections
New research shows how Trump's trade war may have cost Republican seats in the 2018 election for the US House of Representatives.
20 Dec 201921min
114: US and China Announce a Phase-One Deal
Trump's USTR provides some details of what has been agreed, including tariff cuts, purchases and structural reforms.
16 Dec 201919min
