Trade Talks

Latest Episodes:

142. Can Biden Make Trade Boring Again? Nov 11, 2020

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The incoming US administration inherits a big trade agenda. Who will lead it and how much of it will they do?

141. Britain’s Trade Policy, 1815-2016 Oct 26, 2020

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From Corn Laws to Imperial Preferences to joining the EEC, Britain’s current trade policy conundrum has echoes from the past.

140. Is shipping ship-shape? Oct 12, 2020

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Containerized shipping is an odd business in normal times. What happens when you add a pandemic and a trade war?

139. How Technology Enabled Trade: Digitization and Offshoring Sep 24, 2020

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At the turn of the century, electronic communication suddenly helped firms fragment production, but only some went overseas.

138. Trade and the worst financial crisis of the century—in 1866 Sep 11, 2020

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London’s central role in 19th century trade finance meant that its bank failure had effects for decades.

137. Imbalances, Inequality, and Trade Aug 31, 2020

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China, the US and Germany each suffer from inequality and trade imbalances. Their linkages, and how policymakers try to fix them.

136. Vaccine economics, and why we need trade to end the pandemic Aug 13, 2020

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Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explains one way to solve the economic problem of how to manufacture and globally distribute a vaccine.

135. All you need to know about the race to lead the WTO Jul 28, 2020

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What people want from the next leader of the World Trade Organization.

134. Opportunities and setbacks for Black workers in the 20th century Jul 10, 2020

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Economic gains for America’s Black workers stalled in the 1970s. The role of migration, policy and trade.

133. How one man and some metal boxes revolutionized global trade Jun 29, 2020

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Malcom McLean spurred containerized shipping in the 1950s. The impact on people, ports, cities and, of course, trade, was massive.