New research shows that rural America has untapped export potential. Taking advantage of it could be a more effective way to narrow the trade deficit than tariffs.
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This document founded the EU’s Franco-German axis, and paved the way for the Single Market.
The 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon highlighted Vietnam’s emergence as a key economic player in the region.
Somalia’s competitiveness in global markets has weakened owing to climate change and conflict.
Negotiators from the Southeast Asian nation have been in Washington discussing Trump’s proposed tariffs.
Simulations confirm what economists have been asserting for years: trade wars do not have winners.
Joining us from Washington DC is Warwick McKibbin, an internationally renowned economic modeller from the ANU whose services are now in high demand.
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The losses under Trump’s original tariff plan would have been significant. But even after the latest policy U-turn, the costs to the US will still be high.
Diversifying exports takes time; what needs to be in place to achieve this?
The word ‘deficit’ may sound alarming, but America’s trade gap is a sign of its financial and economic dominance.
Geopolitical threats from China and the United States abound. That could be a tough pill to swallow for Taiwan − and American consumers.
To calculate its ‘reciprocal tariffs’, the Trump administration has opted for a crude formula with no basis in trade theory. We are all going to pay the price.
Countries worldwide plot their response to Trump’s wave of tariffs.
Foreign investment thrives on stability. Trump’s tariffs − and the current climate of uncertainty − could drive capital away.
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Modelling of how Trump’s tariffs will hit global trade suggests the US will be the biggest loser – while a few nations may emerge as surprising winners.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
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Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, Adelaide University
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Bath
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Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in EU and International Economic Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Reader in Economics, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Law and Director of the UOW Transnational Law and Policy Centre, University of Wollongong