ACCF Scholar Chad Bown
China’s recent trade moves create outsize problems for everyone else
Policy reversals on fertilizer, steel, and pork are only the latest examples.
Russia's war in Ukraine has taken a shocking toll on the region. It...
ACCF Scholar: Trump ended WTO dispute settlement. Trade remedies are needed to fix it.
ABSTRACT
Unhappy with the rulings of the WTO dispute settlement system, which disproportionately targeted US use of trade remedies, the United States ended the entire...
ACCF Scholar: Chinese economy outstrips US despite Beijing bashing
The irony is striking. While Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been busy bashing Beijing in the run-up to the presidential election, the Chinese...
The 5 surprising things about the new USMCA trade agreement
ACCF Scholar Chad Bown on six big changes NAFTA's replacement, the USMCA, makes
Sweating the Auto Details of Trump’s Trade Deal with Mexico
New publication from Peterson Institute for International Economics on President Trump's trade deal.
Will Trump’s tariffs help U.S. workers? It could be a wash
A decade ago, Whirlpool controlled about half of the domestic washing machine market. But when things started going downhill, the company blamed unfair competition...
Mexico makes good on threats to impose tariffs on $3 billion worth of US...
Mexico said it would impose import duties on $3 billion worth of U.S. products, including cheese, bourbon, pork and others, making good on its threats...
Is the global trade system broken?
Today's trading system may be bent, but it is not broken. Import tariffs are low. Quotas are relatively uncommon. In 2016, some $15.4trn of...