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.
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Has the US finally borrowed too much?
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Former Trade Talks co-host brings you her new podcast, "The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes". New episodes available on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.Door Chad P. Bown
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And that is all for Trade Talks
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Goodbye for now, as old friend Soumaya Keynes joins Chad Bown to discuss why and what comes next.Door Chad P. Bown
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200. Has the USMCA improved working conditions in Mexico?
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The USMCA was supposed to prevent workers from being mistreated at Mexican factories. How is it working so far?Door Chad P. Bown
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199. How trade economists busted corruption at the port
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When customs officials in Madagascar cheated their country out of tax revenues, economists caught them. But the fight is not over yet.Door Chad P. Bown
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198. Inside Washington’s lobbying industry
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What we know about the US lobbying industry and how it influences trade and other types of economic policy.Door Chad P. Bown
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197. Moving workers across Europe
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How the European Union’s controversial “posting” policy impacted the movement of workers as well as local communities across the continent.Door Chad P. Bown
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196. How multinationals avoid taxes through technology licensing
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Companies can avoid taxes by moving profits from IP royalties offshore. What would happen if that changed?Door Chad P. Bown
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195. How did Canadian workers adjust so well to US trade?
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Canadian workers faced new competition after the sudden free trade agreement with the US in 1989. Why were they able to adjust so successfully?Door Chad P. Bown
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194. Industrial policy detectives: China’s subsidies for shipbuilding
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A new way to measure China’s subsidies for shipbuilding reveals how much they transformed the industry for the country and world.Door Chad P. Bown
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193. Did multinationals enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law?
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Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, foreign companies promised to enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law. What happened next?Door Chad P. Bown
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192. Will more farm trade cause more deforestation?
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As trade with farm exporting countries expands, governments must also consider how to prevent deforestation.Door Chad P. Bown
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191. Brazil’s trade opening and its toll on workers and crime
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How Brazil’s trade liberalization of the 1990s led to unexpected and lasting impacts on workers and a temporary rise in violence.Door Chad P. Bown
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190. Climate change, floods, and the future of auto supply chains
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What consumers can expect from auto companies investing in supply chain resilience as weather disasters loom.Door Chad P. Bown
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189. South Korea’s controversial industrial policy
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How South Korea’s Heavy and Chemical Industry Drive policy of 1973-79 worked and may have contributed to its economic rise.Door Chad P. Bown
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188. Did responsible sourcing by multinationals help workers in poor countries?
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What happened to workers and others in Costa Rica when global companies imposed new responsible sourcing codes of conduct on their suppliers.Door Chad P. Bown
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187. Industrial policy and the rise of Romania’s Silicon Valley
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How a 2001 income tax break for Romanian software programmers helped transform the country’s information technology sector.Door Chad P. Bown
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186. How US lead regulations hurt Mexican babies
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Higher US lead standards in 2009 resulted in more production and pollution from Mexican plants. Nearby infants and kids suffered.Door Chad P. Bown
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