March 11, 2024
Michael E. O’Hanlon joins EconoFact Chats to put U.S. defense spending in historical context, and discuss how decisions about the size and type of defense expenditures the U.S. undertakes are made.
November 8, 2023
Between 1990 and 2007, China’s productivity grew at 4.5% on average per year. Since 2007, it has stalled at just about 1% per year.
October 22, 2023
While many countries saw economic slowdowns during COVID, China’s downturn has been especially acute. Will the Chinese economy rebound? Adam Posen joins EconoFact Chats to share his thoughts.
April 9, 2023
While China’s rapid economic growth has made it an attractive target for foreign investments, it is not straightforward to know how much of one’s portfolio includes exposure to Chinese companies.
June 26, 2022
A discussion with Eswar Prasad on China’s current economic challenges, as well as the drivers of its growth over the past decades.
March 8, 2021
Chad Bown of the Peterson Institute for International Economics joins Michael Klein to discuss China’s role in the global economy, as well as the international cooperation involved in COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing and distribution.
January 28, 2020
There is room for some reasonable amendments to the WTO’s dispute settlement and to rules relating to developing countries. Net benefits are unclear.
July 11, 2019
A weaker yuan softens the impact of U.S. tariffs on Chinese exports. But economic factors in China and the U.S. contribute to the change in the exchange rate.
May 14, 2019
U.S. consumers and the firms that make and buy goods subject to tariffs can all pay a portion of the tariff cost. Determining how much is an empirical question.