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Chad P. Bown is an American economist. He served as chief economist at the U.S. Department of State in the… more

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H-index: 44
Economics 52%
Political science 29%
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by Michael A. Clemens — Reposted by: Chad P. Bown

mclem.org
Two of our finest thinkers and communicators on economic policy, @soumayakeynes.ft.com and @chadpbown.com, have done us a favor by writing this—>
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Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · 5d
Eeee the cover for the UK edition of How to Win a Trade War is out!

Pre-order your copy here...
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Trad...
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Eeee the cover for the UK edition of How to Win a Trade War is out!

Pre-order your copy here...
www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-Trad...
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by Chad P. Bown

chadpbown.com
Here is the announcement naming Robert Staiger as the WTO’s new Chief Economist…

www.wto.org/english/news...
Director-General announces appointment of new Chief Economist
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala announced on 16 September the appointment of Robert W. Staiger as the new WTO Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD)....
www.wto.org
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by Chad P. Bown — Reposted by: Justin Sandefur

by Chad P. Bown — Reposted by: John McLaren

chadpbown.com
The WTO has named Robert Staiger as its new Chief Economist.

Here is my @trade--talks.bsky.social podcast conversation in 2023 with Bob where he shared his thoughts about the WTO.
180. The WTO is in trouble. Econ 101 to the rescue?
How understanding the WTO’s past can help foster its revival – including for policy challenges like climate and China’s non-market economy.
tradetalkspodcast.com
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Reposted by: Chad P. Bown

piie.com
We were pleased to co-host the opening plenary of the @wto.org #WTOPublicForum, moderated by our @chadpbown.com & @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social on "Trade, trust and transformation: Business perspectives."
Watch here: youtu.be/ItHpmpYSsCw?...
Trade, trust and transformation: Business perspectives
YouTube video by WTO Conference Services
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Reposted by: Chad P. Bown, Meredith A. Crowley

thecitp.bsky.social
6 months into President Trump’s second term (this Sunday), our latest podcast unpacks what he might be trying to achieve with the imposition of tariffs and what it means for the global trading system 👉 on.soundcloud.com/VSnHeqSmAiic...
US trade policy in the first 6 months of Trump's second term
July 20, 2025, is six months since Trump’s inauguration for a second term in the White House. Since then, all previous norms of trade engagement have gone out of the window with the imposition (or thr
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COMING APRIL 2026
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chadpbown.com
Simon & Schuster are publishing in the United States...
How to Win a Trade War
Two top trade experts with popular economics podcasts argue for a new way of operating between the biggest economic powers in the world.We used to ...
www.simonandschuster.com
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by Chad P. Bown — Reposted by: Chad P. Bown

chadpbown.com
SCOOP: We have figured it out!

@soumayakeynes.ft.com and I are getting the Trade Talks team back together - not to podcast, but to write a book explaining

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR

Look for it at your local bookstore in April 2026, or pre-order it here or wherever you get yours

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U.S. Court of International Trade said the president had overstepped his authority under the federal emergency powers law he invoked.

by Tony Romm & @anaswanson.bsky.social
Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel
www.nytimes.com
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chadpbown.com
NEW EXPORT CONTROLS?

US reportedly orders EDA companies to stop selling semiconductor design software to China.
Donald Trump orders US chip software suppliers to stop selling to China
Move by Washington is latest effort to stymie geopolitical rival’s technological advance
www.ft.com
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by Chad P. Bown

chadpbown.com
MY LATEST: Fear that a foreign export restriction will imperil economic security has driven part of the recent turn to tariffs.

How even modest cooperation between like-minded countries over trade/industrial policy now requires that they also commit not to use export restrictions on each other.
How export restrictions threaten economic security
Fear that a foreign government will impose export restrictions that imperil another country's economic and national security has driven part of the recent turn to industrial policy and the increased u...
www.piie.com
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by Chad P. Bown — Reposted by: Tony Addison

chadpbown.com
UK and US are reportedly close to a limited trade pact that cushions the impact of Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs by granting lower-tariff quotas for British car and steel exports, according to officials in London and Washington.

by @aimewilliams.bsky.social et al
UK closes in on US trade pact with lower tariff quotas for cars and steel
London to offer concessions on digital services tax in deal that could be agreed this week
www.ft.com
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by Chad P. Bown — Reposted by: Chad P. Bown

ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social
Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs www.piie.com/events/2025/...
With @chadpbown.com and @aranchagonzalez.bsky.social
Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs
According to US president Donald J. Trump, "tariff" is the most beautiful word in the dictionary. Since he entered office, he has imposed a vast number of tariffs globally. He first imposed a global t...
www.piie.com
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chadpbown.com
i think TARIFF might mean something different here in Glasgow
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chadpbown.com
a huge honor to be invited to Glasgow for the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy conference
thecitp.bsky.social
CITP @thecitp.bsky.social · Apr 30
It's wonderful to have @chadpbown.com open our academic conference with his keynote speech, providing an update on US trade policy and how US policy was changing even before Trump 2.0.
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