China no longer buys US exports. Drawing the right lessons for the next Trump-Xi deal
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China no longer buys US exports. Drawing the right lessons for the next Trump-Xi deal
MY LATEST [1/6]
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HUUUUUGE π₯
π Excited to announce our free online lecture series on Industrial Development
To mark the release of our new VoxDevLit next week, with Senior Editors Francesco Amodio & Markus Poschke, we have organised a series of lectures on the key topics related to industrialisation.
Link to register below ‡οΈ
www.cmfdata.org Great data drop! @rickhornbeck.bsky.social
In about an hour, you can listen to the Supreme Court oral arguments in the IEEPA tariff cases here:
www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
I doubt we'll hear anything new and interesting in the parties' arguments, but if the justices ask anything that seems worth noting, I'll try to note it here.
This is a historic day for trade policy. Background here ‡οΈ
If anyone has experience, I will also be curious.
Hey #econsky. What is the standard nowadays for data replication using GPT models? Other than complete prompt documentation, model specifications, input data, and setting the temperature close to zero, what does a researcher need to do?
Excited to be spending this semester visiting Johns Hopkins SAIS π If youβre in DC, would love to connect/coffee, reach out!
Un extraordinario bien pΓΊblico en espaΓ±ol para cualquier estudiante interesado en comercio international :D
The 2025 recipients of the restaurant worldβs most influential global awards, the Worldβs 50 Best list, were announced at a ceremony in Turin, Italy.
π¨ GRAVITY for UNDERGRADSπ¨
Very happy to share βGravity for Undergradsβ - a Chapter, designed to introduce the gravity model to undergrads and novices in trade. It comes with data and code in Stata & R. I hope it is useful. Gravity rules πͺ
yotoyotov.com/Gravity_Unde...
Trump's Executive Order.
New tariffs go into effect starting April 5, 2025.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Today, April 2, President Trump added another 34% tariff on imports from China.
This is in addition to the 10% on February 4, the 10% on March 4, and the substantial increase during Trump 1.0.
Starting April 5, the average US tariff on imports from China will be 76%.
are you on the tariff group chats?
π JOB AD! π
TARIFFS are here. More are coming.
Do you love working with DATA and making CHARTS?
Do you want to use ECONOMICS in real time?
@piie.com is hiring a Research Analyst for International Trade. Come and work for/with me.
APPLY today π www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
UPDATED: Our trade war timeline.
We're doing our best to keep up. We focus primarily on official government announcements & actions.
Check it out:
An amazing conference <3
Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to hear this from a Canadian PM ... let alone about the US. Wow.
π¨ Another fantastic resource for anyone interested in international trade in emerging economies! Much has been studied, but thereβs still so much to uncover. Check it out! π
With so much happening, this is an incredibly useful resource! β¦ But why do I have the feeling this will be a constantly evolving guide for quite some time? π€
EMERGENCY PODCAST EPISODE
Trade Talks is back!
Tariffs from the new U.S. President call for an emergency relaunch of the longstanding trade podcast. @aimewilliams.bsky.social joins to explain what happened with Canada, Mexico, and China.
tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/201-...
"the act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or serious deterioration of the environment, damages the dignity of many men and women, and of entire families ..."
MAJOR BREAKING: Pope Francis has written a letter to US Bishops saying heβs following βmajor crisisβ of βmass deportations;β takes on Vance saying βThe true ordo amoris that must be promoted is that which we discover by meditating constantly on the parable of the βGood Samaritanβ
I've decided to collect my DiD materials in a single place.
psantanna.com/did-resources
There, you will find
- 14 lectures of my comprehensive DiD course
- Shorter lectures/talks I have given on DiD
- My DiD R/Stata/Python packages
- Some DiD checklists
- DiD materials from my friends
Enjoy!
Worth watching!
Powerful resignation letter from Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland . . .
RA Hire Alert:
I'm hiring an RA to work with me on the economics of technological growth, innovation, & AI. The position is based at MIT (FutureTech). Please spread the word: futuretech.mit.edu/opportunitie...