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All Things Considered (Interview with Dennis Novy) - The Economic Impact Of The U.S. Moving Away From Big Multi-Lateral Trade Agreements

3 June 2019

AUDIE CORNISH: One item on the docket for Trump's visit this week - negotiating a potential trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K. to go into effect after the U.K.'s expected departure from the European Union. The negotiations come as trade tensions are rising around the world. The U.S. and China have imposed steep tariffs on each other's goods. Last week, Trump announced new tariffs that would apply across the board to imports from Mexico.
To help us sort out the prospects of a bilateral trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K. and to look at the historical context, we're joined by Professor Dennis Novy. He's an economist at the University of Warwick. Welcome to the program.

Trade Blocs and Trade Wars during the Interwar Period, David S. Jacks, Dennis Novy, NBER Working Paper No. 25830,Issued in May 2019

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