216. How to Win a Trade War, with friends
In a trade podcast mashup, Bill Reinsch and Scott Miller (The Trade Guys) join Trade Talks to interview Soumaya and Chad about the Keynes &...
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Soumaya Keynes (The Economist) and Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) cohost a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade wars to tr...
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20 of 219 episodes215. How China's trade is holding back developing countries
Arvind Subramanian (PIIE) explains how poorer countries are being squeezed by China's failure to grow out of many industries important to th...
214. Europe's trade war with China
Finbarr Bermingham (South China Morning Post) joins to explain how the European Union is using tariffs, cybersecurity, product bans, and ind...
213. Ups and downs at the Port of Los Angeles
Chad visits the Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in North America, and speaks with its Executive Director, Gene Seroka, for a...
212. America's semiconductor policy and the AI race with China
Former CHIPS program chief economist Dan Kim (TechInsights) joins for a wide-ranging conversation about artificial intelligence and US semic...
211. How one small American manufacturer is dealing with Trump's tariffs
Sam Cooper, the owner of Klear Vu, a company that makes seat cushions in Massachusetts and imports fabric from China, joins for a candid exp...
210. What is America's problem with the WTO?
Former US ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Maria Pagán joins for a wide-ranging conversation about US government concerns wi...
209. Will Trump's pharmaceutical tariffs lower prices and secure supply chains?
Thomas J. Bollyky (Council on Foreign Relations) joins to explain the problems facing the US pharmaceutical market, the Trump administration...
208. It's been one year since Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs
Aime Williams (Financial Times) joins Chad Bown to help explain what has happened since President Trump's sweeping April 2, 2025 tariff anno...
207. What happened on Trump's tariff day
Soumaya Keynes (Financial Times) joins to cohost an emergency episode explaining President Trump's sweeping April 2 tariff announcement. Bow...
206. Paul Krugman talks trade, industrial policy, and Trump
Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman (City University of New York) joins for a wide-ranging conversation on historical lessons as well as some new th...
205. Trump's Ukraine minerals deal and China
A potential US-Ukraine critical minerals agreement is only the latest effort to address security concerns over US sourcing of critical miner...
204. Is Europe ready for Trump?
Europe had a rocky ride during President Trump's first term, but it was largely spared from significant tariffs. The world is different this...
203. What if Trump halts duty-free packages from China?
Shipments of small packages from China have skyrocketed, but the de minimis policy that excludes them from tariffs may end. Chris Casey (Con...
202. Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs are back
President Trump first imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, but this time it's different. Ana Swanson (New York Times) joins to exp...
201. Trade Talks is back. And so is President Trump.
Tariffs from the new President call for an emergency relaunch of the longstanding trade podcast. Aime Williams (Financial Times) joins to ex...
And that is all for Trade Talks
Goodbye for now, as old friend Soumaya Keynes joins Chad Bown to discuss why and what comes next.
200. Has the USMCA improved working conditions in Mexico?
The USMCA was supposed to prevent workers from being mistreated at Mexican factories. How is it working so far?
199. How trade economists busted corruption at the port
When customs officials in Madagascar cheated their country out of tax revenues, economists caught them. But the fight is not over yet.
198. Inside Washington's lobbying industry
What we know about the US lobbying industry and how it influences trade and other types of economic policy.