Podcast Episodes
Back to Search89: The Migration Crisis Behind Trump's Mexico Tariff Threat
Gordon Hanson joins to explain the roots of the migration emergency at both the US and Mexican southern borders.
6 years, 9 months ago
88: Trump-Mexico Trade War Cheat Sheet
Keynes and Bown discuss Trump's national emergency declaration and potential tariffs on $350 billion of imports from Mexico.
6 years, 10 months ago
87: Trump Shifts His National Security Threats (Again)
Keynes and Bown explain Trump's latest trade action on cars and implications of his partial removal of steel and aluminum tariffs.
6 years, 10 months ago
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 …
6 years, 10 months ago
85: Trump-China Negotiating Dramatics and Even More Tariffs
Keynes and Bown update the sudden change in US-China trade negotiations and implications of President Trump's tariff escalation.
6 years, 10 months ago
84: Brexit, British Politics, and European Parliamentary Elections
Duncan Robinson joins to update Brexit, cleavages in British political parties, and 2019 elections to the European Parliament.
6 years, 10 months ago
83: Tariffs for Sale and Identity Politics
Gene Grossman joins to discuss how political economists explain trade protectionism.
6 years, 11 months ago
82: How Big Is the USMCA? It's Uncertain
Keynes and Bown discuss the US government report and economic impact assessment of the potential NAFTA replacement.
6 years, 11 months ago
81: National Security and Trade – The Fear of Imitation
Mona Pinchis-Paulsen joins to discuss the origins and history of using national security threats to justify trade restrictions.
6 years, 11 months ago
80: Zeroing: The Biggest WTO Threat You've Never Heard Of (#45)
Keynes and Bown explain how a tiny part of US antidumping tariff calculations threatens the entire trading system.
6 years, 11 months ago