43: Costing Trump’s China Tariffs

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Keynes and Bown explain some implications of President Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on US imports from China starting July 6, 2018, which could escalate to cover $450 billion of American imports. They speak to...

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Jun 22, 2018

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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 trade deals, this podcast covers trade developments with insights and economic analysis from two of the world's top trade geeks.

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109: A Different US-China Fight Hits the Headlines: The WTO authorizes China to retaliate against US exports. The timing bodes poorly for an Appellate Body already under stress. by Trade Talks
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95: Is China a Currency Manipulator?: Keynes and Bown explain the controversy surrounding President Trump’s decision to designate China a currency manipulator. by Trade Talks
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86: When Is Tariff Revenue Bad Tax Revenue?: Lucie Gadenne (University of Warwick, IFS) joins Keynes and Bown to explain when and why some countries use import tariffs as an important source of total tax revenue collections. They discuss her research on the... by Trade Talks
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90: Trade Policy the Asian Way: Former Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu discusses trade deals – from ASEAN to RCEP to the GSP – the trade war, and more. by Trade Talks
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96: Trump’s Next China Tariffs and Fears in the Global Economy: Keynes and Bown explain Trump’s rollout of tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports and new evidence of global economic turmoil. by Trade Talks
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91: Can Trade Adjustment Assistance Work?: Ben Hyman joins to discuss whether an American program actually helps workers hurt by trade. by Trade Talks
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103: US-China Trade War from the Trenches: The annual US-China Business Council survey of members paints an interesting picture of American companies operating in China. by Trade Talks
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102: Is Trump Beating the Chinese Economy?: Nicholas Lardy explains how the Chinese economy is faring thus far during the trade war. by Trade Talks
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100: Sneaking Up on a No-Deal Brexit: Anand Menon joins to update developments on Britain’s plan to leave the European Union. by Trade Talks
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99: The Surprising Story of the US Trade Deficit with South Korea: Kadee Russ explains why the US trade imbalance with South Korea expanded after their trade agreement went into effect. by Trade Talks
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94: The Fed and the Trade War, with Adam Posen: Adam Posen explains why the US Federal Reserve is suddenly cutting interest rates and what that has to do with President Trump’s trade war. by Trade Talks
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97: Watching China’s Human Rights: Sophie Richardson joins Keynes and Bown in a wide-ranging conversation about heightened concerns over human rights in China. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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104: How to Hit Currency Manipulators and Fight the Strong Dollar: Explore past US efforts to counter countries with undervalued currencies, as well as two controversial proposals to do so today. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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105: Aircraft Subsidy Disputes: How These Tariffs Are Different: The WTO authorizes new US retaliatory tariffs on EU imports in one of the biggest and longest-running formal disputes in history. by Trade Talks
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112: Forensic Subsidies Detectives and Trade Disputes: Government subsidies are a key battle area in today’s trade disputes. The OECD has a new way to track them down. by Trade Talks
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136. Vaccine economics, and why we need trade to end the pandemic: Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explains one way to solve the economic problem of how to manufacture and globally distribute a vaccine. by Trade Talks
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106: Trump’s Mini-Deal with China: Jenny Leonard explains President Trump’s October 11 announcement, as well as what it is like reporting daily on the trade war. by Trade Talks
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110: Will 3D Printing Increase Trade? Hear All About It: New evidence from the hearing aid industry on whether 3D printing will eliminate the need for trade. by Trade Talks
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108: Making Services Trade Great: Services trade gets no respect. The release of the WTO’s World Trade Report 2019 gave us a chance to fix that. by Trade Talks
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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. by Trade Talks
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43: Costing Trump’s China Tariffs

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