This is a guest post by Karen Soriano, a recent Masters graduate in international economic policy from the Norman Paterson School Of International Affairs This is a guest post

by Karen Soriano, a recent Masters graduate in international economic policy from the Norman Paterson School Of International Affairs [...]

There has been a lot of talk over the past eight years about whether we are now in a period of "post-neoliberalism," with efforts to flesh out exactly what that means for economic

policy. To some extent, it even seemed as though there was an alliance between those on the left and those on the right who had objections to "neoliberalism" (although [...]

In the context of expressing concern with trade imbalances, a recent piece by Michael Pettis and Erica Hogan argues that high foreign savings in some countries (e.g. China

and Germany) is linked to the growing U.S. fiscal deficit (among other things): [...]

I'm pleased to let readers know that Georgetown Law's Institute of International Economic Law is looking for a new Executive Director.   Here's an excerpt from the posting:

The Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) at Georgetown Law is seeking an Executive Director to lead the organization. [...]

  In mid-November 2024, four small trading states entered into an historic agreement.  Its purposes are stated as follows (Art. 1.1):     The ACCTS provides a general definition

of “environmental goods,” Parties undertake to eliminate import and export duties on listed environmental goods.  (Arts. [...]

CNN reports that some of Trump's early tariffs might be used to fight foreign digital regulations: The campaign has commissioned its own studies on the economic impact of these

tariffs, with levies not far below the levels Trump has suggested, according to people familiar with the effort. [...]

This is a guest post from trade lawyer Victor Crochet and law professor Bin Ye This is a guest post from trade lawyer Victor Crochet and law professor Bin Ye The European

Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation entered into force a year ago. It grants the European Commission far reaching power to screen mergers and acquisitions as well [...]

In April 2017, the US Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to evaluate the effect of imported steel and aluminium

on national security. In 2018, the United States imposed Section 232 tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium products from several allies on the basis that a surge [...]

The Biden administration changed U.S. trade policy significantly when it adopted a “worker-centered” trade policy that justified entering into “frameworks” and not

trade agreements. That policy didn’t win many accolades from the trade crowd. Many critics felt that it forewent critical opportunities by refusing to discuss market [...]

It has only been a few hours since the election results came in, so at this point I have lots of questions but few answers as to what the incoming Trump administration will

do on trade policy. Here are a few of the questions. [...]