Best Chad P Bown Podcasts (2024)

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Has the US finally borrowed too much? 30:12

1M ago30:12

30:12

Former Trade Talks co-host brings you her new podcast, "The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes". New episodes available on Apple, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you listen.By Chad P. Bown

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And that is all for Trade Talks 10:51

5M ago10:51

10:51

Goodbye for now, as old friend Soumaya Keynes joins Chad Bown to discuss why and what comes next.By Chad P. Bown

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200. Has the USMCA improved working conditions in Mexico? 46:28

6M ago46:28

46:28

The USMCA was supposed to prevent workers from being mistreated at Mexican factories. How is it working so far?By Chad P. Bown

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199. How trade economists busted corruption at the port 37:11

7M ago37:11

37:11

When customs officials in Madagascar cheated their country out of tax revenues, economists caught them. But the fight is not over yet.By Chad P. Bown

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198. Inside Washington’s lobbying industry 33:02

7M ago33:02

33:02

What we know about the US lobbying industry and how it influences trade and other types of economic policy.By Chad P. Bown

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197. Moving workers across Europe 45:29

7M ago45:29

45:29

How the European Union’s controversial “posting” policy impacted the movement of workers as well as local communities across the continent.By Chad P. Bown

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196. How multinationals avoid taxes through technology licensing 28:40

7M ago28:40

28:40

Companies can avoid taxes by moving profits from IP royalties offshore. What would happen if that changed?By Chad P. Bown

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195. How did Canadian workers adjust so well to US trade? 24:07

8M ago24:07

24:07

Canadian workers faced new competition after the sudden free trade agreement with the US in 1989. Why were they able to adjust so successfully?By Chad P. Bown

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194. Industrial policy detectives: China’s subsidies for shipbuilding 40:59

8M ago40:59

40:59

A new way to measure China’s subsidies for shipbuilding reveals how much they transformed the industry for the country and world.By Chad P. Bown

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193. Did multinationals enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law? 42:14

8M ago42:14

42:14

Following the Rana Plaza factory collapse, foreign companies promised to enforce Bangladesh’s new labor law. What happened next?By Chad P. Bown

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192. Will more farm trade cause more deforestation? 27:35

8M ago27:35

27:35

As trade with farm exporting countries expands, governments must also consider how to prevent deforestation.By Chad P. Bown

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191. Brazil’s trade opening and its toll on workers and crime 33:29

9M ago33:29

33:29

How Brazil’s trade liberalization of the 1990s led to unexpected and lasting impacts on workers and a temporary rise in violence.By Chad P. Bown

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190. Climate change, floods, and the future of auto supply chains 32:51

11M ago32:51

32:51

What consumers can expect from auto companies investing in supply chain resilience as weather disasters loom.By Chad P. Bown

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189. South Korea’s controversial industrial policy 34:56

11M ago34:56

34:56

How South Korea’s Heavy and Chemical Industry Drive policy of 1973-79 worked and may have contributed to its economic rise.By Chad P. Bown

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188. Did responsible sourcing by multinationals help workers in poor countries? 39:29

12M ago39:29

39:29

What happened to workers and others in Costa Rica when global companies imposed new responsible sourcing codes of conduct on their suppliers.By Chad P. Bown