9: Happy 70th GATTiversary–The Origins of Multilateral Trade
On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown and Soumaya Keynes of The Economist focus on the origins of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or GATT. They speak...
27 Okt 201726min
8: NAFTA Time Out–Unsurprisingly Unconventional
Soumaya Keynes of the Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown focus on the economic tension arising through the ongoing NAFTA—or North American Free Trade Agreement—talks between the United Stat...
20 Okt 201724min
7: Tariffs, Subsidies, and Not-So-Friendly Skies
Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown discuss an ongoing trade dispute involving large civil aircraft jets, Bombardier and Boeing, as well as the governments of Canada, t...
13 Okt 201718min
6: Uncertainty and Trade Deals–Not Good
PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown and Soumaya Keynes of The Economist focus this week on the costs of increased uncertainty generated by President Trump's threat to rip up US trade agreements as well as...
5 Okt 201721min
5: Solar Tariffs, Clean Energy (and Trump)
Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown discuss President Trump's upcoming choice to grant trade protection to a sliver of the US solar manufacturing industry. The episode ...
29 Sep 201721min
4: Holding the WTO Hostage, Trump Style
Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown focus on the Trump administration's approach to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The episode describes US Trade Representative Ro...
22 Sep 201724min
3: Nerves of Steel: Waiting for Trump's Trade War
Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad Bown (PIIE) focus on the Trump administration's risking a trade war, after the president started a Section 232 investigation into whether steel and aluminum imp...
15 Sep 201726min
2: Trump Threatens the South Korea-US Trade Deal
This week Chad P. Bown and Soumaya Keynes focus on the South Korea-US free trade agreement (KORUS) and President Donald Trump's unhappiness with it, as his administration alternates between threats of...
7 Sep 201721min
