Political Economy

Week 3 Session 2

News Report

Trade

Q&A

• What does bilateral trade data tell us?
• (and what it gets wrong)
• Is trade policy like a business strategy?
• What is an infant-industry?
• Economic sanctions as a natural experiment

Additional readings

• Free trade and the environment
• Free trade and gender equality

Break

Panel discussion

• Three TV studio sessions
  • 1 moderator
  • 3 panelists 
• Topics
  • Trade war (US and China)
  • FTA (EU and Mercosur)
  • Economic sanctions (North Korea)
• You are "calling in from your office"
• 10 minutes to read-up

Thank you and see you next week!