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Is Industrial Policy Undermining the Fight against Climate Change?

Todd Tucker has a new JIEL piece called "Towards a post-Trump order for the climate crisis." It has been a couple years since I've engaged with something from Todd, so I'm going to use this piece to try to revive our decades-long debates. Fingers

Will "Post-Neoliberalism" Mean Unfettered Markets or Unfettered Industrial Policy? (Or Are We Post-"Post-Neoliberalism" Now?)

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

Risky Futures: Indonesia's Nickel and EV Production

Can governments future-proof their economic power in a green(er) global economy? This question seems to lie at the heart of many governments’ trade policies. It is not a new question per se. In 1974, many resource-rich countries resolved that it was time to create a new international economic order

Overcapacity and future discussions in the SCM Committee.

Finbarr Bermingham reported on Wednesday, April 23, 2024, that in the recent SCM Committee meeting, there were ‘sharp’ exchanges between the US and China related to Chinese ‘overcapacity’ in key sectors owing to subsidies. China objects to the term ‘overcapacity,’ arguing that there is no clear definition within the WTO

Katherine Tai on Industrial Policy, the Global Steel and Aluminum Arrangement, and EU Digital Regulation

Last week, U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai spoke at the Center for American Progress. You can watch the whole event here. As I try to do whenever I have time and she says something in the Q & A that intrigues me, I'm going to quote a

Biden’s ‘Do as I Say, Not as I Do’ Approach to Trade and Industrial Policy Could Harm America in the Future

On June 15, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivered a major trade policy speech advocating for the development of “resilient supply chains” to promote greater national” and economic security. It is difficult to argue with such a goal; resilient supply chains are obviously beneficial for many U.S. businesses,

Jake Sullivan on International Economics and Industrial Policy

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan gave a speech last week on the Biden Administration's international economic agenda, with follow-up questions from a Brookings senior fellow and the audience. The video and transcript of the whole event are here (a transcript of the opening remarks is also

Katherine Tai on Protectionism, Free Trade, and Industrial Policy

At a recent press conference, U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai offered a few thoughts on U.S. industrial policy. First, in response to a question about how she would evaluate the criticism that the Inflation Reduction Act constitutes protectionism, Tai said the following (39:35 of the video): I

For Better or Worse, We Have Another Chance to Evaluate Industrial Policy

Over on the Baker Institute website, I have a piece entitled "Will the Biden Administration’s Industrial Policy Experiment Succeed?" You won't be surprised to hear that I am skeptical that the administration's industrial policy moves will be good for the U.S. economy

How Is the Biden Administration Thinking about "Industrial Strategy" and International Economic Relations?

Last week, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves made some remarks on "Modern Industrial Strategy for U.S. Competitiveness, Equity, and Resilience." In his remarks, Graves explained how the Biden administration was providing direct subsidies and other government support to promote certain sectors of the U.S. economy.