Simon Lester

Over at Vox, economists Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian offer more details on their proposed "crisis round," as compared to the Doha agenda: Table 1. Commitments under the Doha Round and the proposed Crisis Round Sector / Area Doha Agenda's likely outcome Crisis round agenda Agricultural tariffs

Economist Don Boudreaux puts the burden on those who oppose free trade to explain why trade restrictions between nations will make people better off, given that free trade is the general rule within nations: Karol, Thomas, and I live in Burke, Virginia.  We are free to trade not only with

One aspect of President Obama's plan for the automakers, from his remarks today: ... several members of Congress have proposed an even more ambitious incentive program to increase car sales while modernizing our auto fleet. And such fleet modernization programs, which provide a generous credit to consumers who turn

Some nuggets from a recent Economist article, followed by my brief comments. The effectiveness of trade rules on non-tariff issues: Multilateral agreements provide little insurance against domestic subsidies, fiercer use of anti-dumping or the other forms of creeping protection. I'm not sure I agree with this

The G-20 London Summit 2009: Recommendations for Global Policy Coordination, from Brookings: Leaders of the Group of 20 (G-20), representing 85 percent of the global economy’s output, face a long list of agenda items when they gather on April 2 in London for their second summit. As

If you were going to start a program on food law and policy, where would you do it?  There are a lot of good choices, but Italy would certainly be at or near the top of the list.  Check out the following Summer Academy in Food Law & Policy, in

A new publication from the ICTSD and the Global Economic Governance Programme at University College, Oxford (more here): Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of the e-book:Rebuilding Global Trade: Proposals for a Fairer, More Sustainable FutureShort Essays on Trade and Global Economic GovernanceEdited by Carolyn