Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Conversations with Tyler Doug Irwin on US Trade Policy

Doug Irwin on US Trade Policy

Published: Nov. 29, 2017, 12:53 p.m.

Tyler thinks Douglas Irwin has just released the best history of American trade policy ever written. So for this conversation Tyler went easy on Doug, asking softball questions like: Have tariffs ever driven growth? What trade exceptions should there be for national security, or cultural reasons? In an era of low tariffs, what margins matter most for trade liberalization? Do investor arbitration panels override national sovereignty? And, what\u2019s the connection between free trade and world peace?

They also discuss the revolution as America\u2019s Brexit, why NAFTA is an \u2018effing great\u2019 trade agreement, Jagdish Bhagwati\u2019s key influence on Doug, the protectionist bent of the Boston Tea Party, the future of the WTO, Trump, China, the Chicago School, and what\u2019s rotten in the state of New Hampshire.

Read a\xa0full transcript\xa0enhanced with helpful links.

Recorded October 5th, 2017

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