Ryan Hass, newly appointed director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, talks with host David Dollar about the themes and ideas the China Center will be focusing on in the next few years. Hass also reviews the state of U.S.-China relations under the Biden administration, how domestic politics—including Taiwan’s—matter in the U.S.-China competition, and his vision of a best case scenario for U.S.-China relations in the coming decade. Show notes and transcript Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Ryan Hass, newly appointed director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, talks with host David Dollar about the themes and ideas the China Center will be focusing on in the next few years. Hass also reviews the state of U.S.-China relations under the Biden administration, how domestic politics—including Taiwan’s—matter in the U.S.-China competition, and his vision of a best case scenario for U.S.-China relations in the coming decade. <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/whats-the-best-case-scenario-for-us-china-relations/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes and transcript</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to <a href="mailto:podcasts@brookings.edu">podcasts@brookings.edu</a>.

What’s the best case scenario for US-China relations?

Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at Brookings, talks with David Dollar about whether we can attribute the growing number of extreme weather events and disasters to climate change. Gross says global temperature rise makes these events more likely, but also notes that international cooperation to reduce carbon is having a positive effect on average temperature rise. Show notes and transcript Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at Brookings, talks with David Dollar about whether we can attribute the growing number of extreme weather events and disasters to climate change. Gross says global temperature rise makes these events more likely, but also notes that international cooperation to reduce carbon is having a positive effect on average temperature rise. <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/whats-the-link-between-climate-change-and-environmental-disasters/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes and transcript</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to <a href="mailto:podcasts@brookings.edu">podcasts@brookings.edu</a>.

What’s the link between climate change and environmental disasters?

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently visited China and met with senior Chinese economic and political officials. Mark Sobel, U.S. chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, reflects on her trip, and says U.S.-China dialogue on economic and other global issues is imperative. “I believe that if the world’s two largest economies … aren’t talking,” Sobel says, “whether they agree or not, that’s a very bad thing for themselves and the world.” Show notes and transcript Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently visited China and met with senior Chinese economic and political officials. Mark Sobel, U.S. chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, reflects on her trip, and says U.S.-China dialogue on economic and other global issues is imperative. “I believe that if the world’s two largest economies … aren’t talking,” Sobel says, “whether they agree or not, that’s a very bad thing for themselves and the world.” <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-imperative-of-us-china-dialogue-on-global-issues/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes and transcript</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to <a href="mailto:podcasts@brookings.edu">podcasts@brookings.edu</a>.

The imperative of US-China dialogue on global issues

Wendy Edelberg, senior fellow and director of The Hamilton Project at Brookings, discusses the positive impact of immigration on the dynamism and fiscal sustainability of the U.S. economy. She also explains her research on the impact immigrants have on local, state, and federal finances. As a whole, immigrants are a net benefit to the U.S. economy, but based largely on immigrants’ education levels, the fiscal cost is disproportionately paid by certain state and local areas. Together with co-author Tara Watson, Edelberg proposes a way to redirect some of the federal gains to these communities, piggy-backing on existing programs.  Show notes and transcript Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Wendy Edelberg, senior fellow and director of The Hamilton Project at Brookings, discusses the positive impact of immigration on the dynamism and fiscal sustainability of the U.S. economy. She also explains her research on the impact immigrants have on local, state, and federal finances. As a whole, immigrants are a net benefit to the U.S. economy, but based largely on immigrants’ education levels, the fiscal cost is disproportionately paid by certain state and local areas. Together with co-author Tara Watson, Edelberg proposes a way to redirect some of the federal gains to these communities, piggy-backing on existing programs. <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-immigrants-are-americas-superpower/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Show notes and transcript</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="http://brookings.edu/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Why immigrants are America’s superpower

In the week of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the U.S., Tanvi Madan, senior fellow in Foreign Policy and director of the India Project at Brookings, discusses the state of U.S.-India relations, a strategic technology partnership between the two countries, and how global issues like the Russia-Ukraine war and China factor into the relationship. Madan also looks ahead to India’s objectives when it hosts the next G-20 Summit in September.  Show notes and transcript Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

In the week of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the U.S., Tanvi Madan, senior fellow in Foreign Policy and director of the India Project at Brookings, discusses the state of U.S.-India relations, a strategic technology partnership between the two countries, and how global issues like the Russia-Ukraine war and China factor into the relationship. Madan also looks ahead to India’s objectives when it hosts the next G-20 Summit in September. <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/a-look-at-india-us-relations-as-prime-minister-modi-visits-the-white-house/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Show notes and transcript</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="http://brookings.edu/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

A look at India-US relations as Prime Minister Modi visits the White House

David Wessel, senior fellow and director of the Hutchins Center on fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings, joins host David Dollar to discuss what’s in the debt ceiling deal reached between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The deal, signed into law by the president on June 2, averts a debt default that was expected as early as June 5. Wessel explains the deal’s broad provisions, it’s impact on fiscal policy, and whether it resolves the long-term budget and debt issues.  Show notes and transcript Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

David Wessel, senior fellow and director of the Hutchins Center on fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings, joins host David Dollar to discuss what’s in the debt ceiling deal reached between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The deal, signed into law by the president on June 2, averts a debt default that was expected as early as June 5. Wessel explains the deal’s broad provisions, it’s impact on fiscal policy, and whether it resolves the long-term budget and debt issues. <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/who-won-the-debt-ceiling-fight/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Show notes and transcript</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="http://brookings.edu/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Who won the debt ceiling fight?

Mireya Solís, director of the Center for East Asian Policy Studies at Brookings, explains the significance of Japan hosting the G7 summit in Hiroshima, and how Tokyo centers its foreign policy on promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region. “This is Japan’s grand strategy,” Solís says, “this is really the roadmap that Japan has charted to achieve its security and prosperity.” Show notes and transcript: https://bit.ly/3VWzObg Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Mireya Solís, director of the Center for East Asian Policy Studies at Brookings, explains the significance of Japan hosting the G7 summit in Hiroshima, and how Tokyo centers its foreign policy on promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region. “This is Japan’s grand strategy,” Solís says, “this is really the roadmap that Japan has charted to achieve its security and prosperity.” Show notes and transcript: <a href="https://bit.ly/3VWzObg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3VWzObg</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="http://brookings.edu/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Japan’s quiet leadership as it hosts the G7 summit in Hiroshima

Tao Wang, chief China economist for UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong, discusses her new book, Making Sense of China’s Economy (Routledge). She describes market-oriented and land reforms that helped diminish China’s state role in the economy, increased foreign investment, and increased urbanization. “China understands,” she says, “that opening China’s economy, being integrated with the world, has been tremendously beneficial for the economy over the last 40 years.” Show notes and transcript: https://bit.ly/3LCLfkI Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Tao Wang, chief China economist for UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong, discusses her new book, Making Sense of China’s Economy (Routledge). She describes market-oriented and land reforms that helped diminish China’s state role in the economy, increased foreign investment, and increased urbanization. “China understands,” she says, “that opening China’s economy, being integrated with the world, has been tremendously beneficial for the economy over the last 40 years.” Show notes and transcript: <a href="https://bit.ly/3LCLfkI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3LCLfkI</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="http://brookings.edu/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Making sense of China’s economy

Brookings Senior Fellows Richard Bush and Ryan Hass, co-authors with Bonnie Glaser of a new Brookings Press book on U.S.-Taiwan relations in the context of China’s challenge, argue that tensions between the PRC and Taiwan can only be resolved with the assent of Taiwan’s people. Taiwan’s presidential election result in 2024 will also affect how much pressure Beijing applies to cross-Taiwan Strait relations, they explain. Show notes and transcript: https://bit.ly/41avgjl Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Brookings Senior Fellows Richard Bush and Ryan Hass, co-authors with Bonnie Glaser of a new Brookings Press book on U.S.-Taiwan relations in the context of China’s challenge, argue that tensions between the PRC and Taiwan can only be resolved with the assent of Taiwan’s people. Taiwan’s presidential election result in 2024 will also affect how much pressure Beijing applies to cross-Taiwan Strait relations, they explain. Show notes and transcript: <a href="https://bit.ly/41avgjl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/41avgjl</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="http://brookings.edu/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

How serious is the risk of war over Taiwan?

Donald Kohn, senior fellow in Economic Studies at Brookings and a former Federal Reserve vice chair, discusses why Silicon Valley Bank failed, what regulators did before and after the bank’s collapse, and whether or not this event could signal additional global financial problems in the future. Show notes and transcript: https://bit.ly/3nK60Bo Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at brookings.edu/podcasts, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Donald Kohn, senior fellow in Economic Studies at Brookings and a former Federal Reserve vice chair, discusses why Silicon Valley Bank failed, what regulators did before and after the bank’s collapse, and whether or not this event could signal additional global financial problems in the future. Show notes and transcript: <a href="https://bit.ly/3nK60Bo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3nK60Bo</a> Dollar &amp; Sense is part of the Brookings Podcast Network. Learn more at <a href="http://brookings.edu/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brookings.edu/podcasts</a>, and send feedback to podcasts@brookings.edu.

Will Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse lead to a financial crisis?

Dollar and Sense is a podcast about all things trade. From local ports and markets to international trade and diplomacy, Brookings Institution Senior Fellow David Dollar and guests explain how our global trading system is built and its effect on our everyday lives.

Excellent interview!  Great to know there are still free traders in Republican Party. I was surprised by his candid comments on the shortcoming of USMCA and need to reconsider TTP. I also enjoyed the interview with Senator Portman. How about inviting some Democrats like Senator Warner to give an interview?  Keep up the much needed efforts to make economic policy and trade issues understandable to common people.

Senator Toomey interview

Each episode is structured in the perfect 20-30 min length with an in-depth conversation with a field expert.

Excellent and Pragmatic Analyses

Dollar & Sense: The Brookings Trade Podcast

Currency values play a critical role in international trade, influencing the profitability of exporting and importing. Large movements in currency values are often controversial, leading to accusations of “manipulation” or even “currency wars.”  In this episode, Janet Yellen, distinguished fellow in residence with the Economic Studies Program and former chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, discusses with host David Dollar the links among monetary policy, exchange rates, and trade. She cites the “taper tantrum” of 2013 and the Chinese devaluation of 2015 as cases where Fed policy and currency markets influenced each other.  Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Currency values play a critical role in international trade, influencing the profitability of exporting and importing. Large movements in currency values are often controversial, leading to accusations of “manipulation” or even “currency wars.”  In this episode, Janet Yellen, distinguished fellow in residence with the Economic Studies Program and former chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, discusses with host David Dollar the links among monetary policy, exchange rates, and trade. She cites the “taper tantrum” of 2013 and the Chinese devaluation of 2015 as cases where Fed policy and currency markets influenced each other.  Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Janet Yellen on monetary policy, currencies, and manipulation 

China faces criticism from many who perceive its actions as adversarial to the global economic order. At the same time, globalization helped lift 800 million Chinese out of poverty. What can we glean about Beijing’s approach to that order? Wang Huiyao, the founder and director of Center for China and Globalization, joins host David Dollar to discuss China’s economic development over recent decades and its evolving role in multilateral organizations like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and World Trade Organization. Their conversation also touches on Washington’s criticisms of Chinese trade practices today, how they affect the U.S.-China trade war, and the prospects of China making meaningful reforms. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

China faces criticism from many who perceive its actions as adversarial to the global economic order. At the same time, globalization helped lift 800 million Chinese out of poverty. What can we glean about Beijing’s approach to that order? <a href="http://en.ccg.org.cn/html/about/3576.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wang Huiyao</a>, the founder and director of Center for China and Globalization, joins host <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> to discuss China’s economic development over recent decades and its evolving role in multilateral organizations like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and World Trade Organization. Their conversation also touches on Washington’s criticisms of Chinese trade practices today, how they affect the U.S.-China trade war, and the prospects of China making meaningful reforms. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Is China undermining the global economic order or helping build it?

Two Chinese companies – Alibaba and Tencent – have developed a new payment system that relies on digital wallets, smart phones, and QR codes, not on banks or bank-issued credit like the system prevalent in United States. Senior Fellow David Dollar is joined by Aaron Klein, the policy director of the Center on Regulation and Markets, to discuss the details of China’s system, whether it might become more common outside China, and the impact similar advances in financial technology could have around the world. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Two Chinese companies – Alibaba and Tencent – have developed a new payment system that relies on digital wallets, smart phones, and QR codes, not on banks or bank-issued credit like the system prevalent in United States. Senior Fellow <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> is joined by <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/aaron-klein/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aaron Klein</a>, the policy director of the Center on Regulation and Markets, to discuss the details of China’s system, whether it might become more common outside China, and the impact similar advances in financial technology could have around the world. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Could China’s digital payment system be a model around the world?

On the first episode of the Dollar &amp; Sense podcast, released one year ago this week, Brookings Senior Fellows Eswar Prasad and David Dollar discussed the United States’ concerns with Chinese trade practices, including access to markets and intellectual property rights, that are at the root of the U.S.-China trade war. Prasad rejoins Dollar to reflect on what change has occurred in the past year – from recent developments in bilateral trade negotiations, to China’s domestic economic reforms and the strength of the Chinese economy.   Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

On the first episode of the Dollar &amp; Sense podcast, released one year ago this week, Brookings Senior Fellows <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/eswar-prasad/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eswar Prasad</a> and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> discussed the United States’ concerns with Chinese trade practices, including access to markets and intellectual property rights, that are at the root of the U.S.-China trade war. Prasad rejoins Dollar to reflect on what change has occurred in the past year – from recent developments in bilateral trade negotiations, to China’s domestic economic reforms and the strength of the Chinese economy. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

What have we learned from the trade war with China?

Mark Sobel, the U.S. chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, joins Senior Fellow David Dollar to discuss contemporary issues in the international monetary system, including the strength of the dollar and what role a currency agreement could play in a U.S.-China trade deal. Sobel, who served as the U.S. representative at the International Monetary Fund, also offers his perspective on the challenges the IMF faces in trying to police currency manipulation, debates over how to fund the IMF, and whether the Fund has enough resources to adequately respond to a future economic crisis.   Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter.   Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Mark Sobel, the U.S. chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, joins Senior Fellow David Dollar to discuss contemporary issues in the international monetary system, including the strength of the dollar and what role a currency agreement could play in a U.S.-China trade deal. Sobel, who served as the U.S. representative at the International Monetary Fund, also offers his perspective on the challenges the IMF faces in trying to police currency manipulation, debates over how to fund the IMF, and whether the Fund has enough resources to adequately respond to a future economic crisis. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

How do we police currency wars and manipulation?

Last month, Saudi Arabia sold about 1.5% of Saudi Aramco, a government-owned oil company, in an in an initial public offering (IPO). Shares have been sold on the Tadawul, Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, and while the IPO has valued Aramco at $1.7 trillion, its performance was disappointing overall. To discuss the Aramco IPO and other developments in the global oil market, David Dollar is joined by Samantha Gross, a fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings and Energy Security and Climate Initiative. Their conversation covers Saudi Arabia’s efforts to diversify its economy, long-term trends in oil production and demand, and how the recent killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani could affect markets. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Last month, Saudi Arabia sold about 1.5% of Saudi Aramco, a government-owned oil company, in an in an initial public offering (IPO). Shares have been sold on the Tadawul, Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, and while the IPO has valued Aramco at $1.7 trillion, its performance was <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2019/12/11/the-saudi-aramco-ipo-breaks-records-but-falls-short-of-expectations/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">disappointing overall.</a> To discuss the Aramco IPO and other developments in the global oil market, David Dollar is joined by <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/samantha-gross/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Samantha Gross</a>, a fellow in the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/program/foreign-policy/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Foreign Policy</a> program at Brookings and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/project/energy-security-and-climate-initiative/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Energy Security and Climate Initiative</a>. Their conversation covers Saudi Arabia’s efforts to diversify its economy, long-term trends in oil production and demand, and how the recent killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani could affect markets. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

The Saudi Aramco IPO and the future of global oil markets

Rob Portman

Ohio Senator Rob Portman has been involved in shaping American trade policy throughout his career, from his role as the United States Trade Representative to position on the Senate Finance Committee. Today, he speaks with Brookings Senior Fellow David Dollar about the state of the U.S. trade relations with Mexico, Canada, and China, and the importance of enforcing fair trading norms around the world. Portman explains why he believes the proposed United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is an improvement to NAFTA, emphasizing the need to update trade agreements to include issues like digital trade and labor enforcement, and the likelihood the agreement is passed by Congress. Later, Portman and Dollar discuss the future of the U.S. economic relationship with China and structural obstacles that stand in the way of a meaningful U.S.-China trade deal. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Ohio Senator Rob Portman has been involved in shaping American trade policy throughout his career, from his role as the United States Trade Representative to position on the Senate Finance Committee. Today, he speaks with Brookings Senior Fellow <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> about the state of the U.S. trade relations with Mexico, Canada, and China, and the importance of enforcing fair trading norms around the world. Portman explains why he believes the proposed United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) is an improvement to NAFTA, emphasizing the need to update trade agreements to include issues like digital trade and labor enforcement, and the likelihood the agreement is passed by Congress. Later, Portman and Dollar discuss the future of the U.S. economic relationship with China and structural obstacles that stand in the way of a meaningful U.S.-China trade deal. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Sen. Rob Portman on the importance of a fair global trading system

Deborah Brautigam, director of the China Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, joins Senior Fellow David Dollar to discuss China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its implications for Africa. Brautigam and Dollar address the scale of Chinese financing in Africa and around the world, debt-trap diplomacy, labor issues, and much more.  Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

<a href="https://www.sais-jhu.edu/deborah-brautigam" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deborah Brautigam</a>, director of the China Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, joins <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Senior Fellow David Dollar</a> to discuss China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its implications for Africa. Brautigam and Dollar address the scale of Chinese financing in Africa and around the world, debt-trap diplomacy, labor issues, and much more.  Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

China’s Belt and Road stretches to Africa

Jay Shambaugh, a senior fellow at Brookings and director of the Hamilton Project, joins David Dollar to discuss why economic prosperity is concentrated in certain regions of the United States while other areas are left behind. Their conversation draws from “Place-based policies for shared economic growth,” a recent book from the Hamilton Project that presents strategies for addressing regional inequality and explains why many previous place-based proposals have failed. Shambaugh and Dollar also unpack the significance of U.S. presidential candidates advocating for manipulating the value of the dollar to support U.S. manufacturing and whether that would help traditionally industrial areas like the old Rust Belt. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Jay Shambaugh, a senior fellow at Brookings and director of the Hamilton Project, joins David Dollar to discuss why economic prosperity is concentrated in certain regions of the United States while other areas are left behind. Their conversation draws from “<a href="https://www.brookings.edu/multi-chapter-report/place-based-policies-for-shared-economic-growth/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Place-based policies for shared economic growth</a>,” a recent book from the Hamilton Project that presents strategies for addressing regional inequality and explains why many previous place-based proposals have failed. Shambaugh and Dollar also unpack the significance of U.S. presidential candidates advocating for manipulating the value of the dollar to support U.S. manufacturing and whether that would help traditionally industrial areas like the old Rust Belt. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

The geography of prosperity: How to help the areas lagging behind

Pat Toomey

Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) has been an outspoken advocate of free trade and a critic of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which recently passed in the House of Representatives. In this episode of Dollar &amp; Sense, he joins host David Dollar to explain why. Sen. Toomey explains where he believes reforms to NAFTA are needed and why the USMCA falls short — with a focus on domestic content requirements, investor protections, and intellectual property rights. He also discusses the first phase of a trade deal with China and his proposed legislation to reform Section 232 of the Trade Security Act.   Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) has been an outspoken advocate of free trade and a critic of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which recently passed in the House of Representatives. In this episode of Dollar &amp; Sense, he joins host <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> to explain why. Sen. Toomey explains where he believes reforms to NAFTA are needed and why the USMCA falls short — with a focus on domestic content requirements, investor protections, and intellectual property rights. He also discusses the first phase of a trade deal with China and his proposed legislation to reform Section 232 of the Trade Security Act. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Sen. Pat Toomey on why the USMCA falls short

Elizabeth Rosenberg, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins David Dollar to discuss the role financial and economic sanctions play in U.S. foreign policy. Their conversation outlines how sanctions have been imposed against Iran and North Korea, why the U.S. is uniquely positioned to use sanctions as an instrument, the strength of the dollar, and concerns with sanctions being overused as a means for reaching diplomatic ends. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

<a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/elizabeth-rosenberg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Rosenberg</a>, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, joins <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> to discuss the role financial and economic sanctions play in U.S. foreign policy. Their conversation outlines how sanctions have been imposed against Iran and North Korea, why the U.S. is uniquely positioned to use sanctions as an instrument, the strength of the dollar, and concerns with sanctions being overused as a means for reaching diplomatic ends. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

What role do sanctions play in US foreign policy?

Robert Koopman

Robert Koopman, the chief economist at the World Trade Organization (WTO), joins Senior Fellow David Dollar to discuss the role global value chains play in world trade and the effects they have on developing economies, advanced economies, and the WTO. Their conversation draws from a new report published by the WTO and its partners which summarizes research on global value chains and the implications of emerging technologies. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

<a href="https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/robert-koopman/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Koopman</a>, the chief economist at the World Trade Organization (WTO), joins Senior Fellow <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> to discuss the role global value chains play in world trade and the effects they have on developing economies, advanced economies, and the WTO. Their conversation draws from a new report published by the WTO and its partners which summarizes research on global value chains and the implications of emerging technologies. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Robert Koopman on global value chains and the WTO

On December 30, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement among 11 Asia-Pacific nations comes into effect. The United States was part of the original agreement, but the Trump administration pulled out of the trading bloc. David Dollar talks with Mireya Solís, director of the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, about the TPP, its effects on tariffs, its provisions on e-commerce, and Japan's role in keeping the agreement alive after the U.S. departed. Discussion also focused on China's relationship from the outside to the pact, the WTO, state-owned enterprises, and how other nations—including the U.S.—could join. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

On December 30, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement among 11 Asia-Pacific nations comes into effect. The United States was part of the original agreement, but the Trump administration pulled out of the trading bloc. <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> talks with <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/mireya-solis/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mireya Solís</a>, director of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/center/center-for-east-asia-policy-studies/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Center for East Asia Policy Studies</a> at the Brookings Institution, about the TPP, its effects on tariffs, its provisions on e-commerce, and Japan's role in keeping the agreement alive after the U.S. departed. Discussion also focused on China's relationship from the outside to the pact, the WTO, state-owned enterprises, and how other nations—including the U.S.—could join. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

All about the Trans-Pacific Partnership

In this episode of Dollar &amp; Sense, economist and professor Yiping Huang joins David Dollar to discuss the drivers of economic growth in China. Their conversation spans China’s development since its initial economic liberalization in the 1970s, the role of foreign investment in the Chinese economy, and China’s perspective on growing trade tensions with the United States. Finally, Yiping explains his view of China’s optimal strategy in navigating U.S. trade negotiations and continued reform and opening. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode of <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/series/dollar-and-sense-podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dollar &amp; Sense</a>, economist and professor Yiping Huang joins David Dollar to discuss the drivers of economic growth in China. Their conversation spans China’s development since its initial economic liberalization in the 1970s, the role of foreign investment in the Chinese economy, and China’s perspective on growing trade tensions with the United States. Finally, Yiping explains his view of China’s optimal strategy in navigating U.S. trade negotiations and continued reform and opening. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Chinese perspectives on trade and the economic tension with the US

Following the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001, the United States developed a powerful set of sanctions aimed at restricting the financing of terrorist activities. While those tools were initially targeted at organizations like al-Qaida and later ISIS, they have also been applied to rogue states like Iran and North Korea. In this episode of Dollar &amp; Sense, David Dollar is joined by Michael Greenwald, a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center who helped design sanctions programs at the U.S. Treasury, to discuss the effectiveness of these tools and why they need to be updated for an era of great power competition. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Following the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001, the United States developed a powerful set of sanctions aimed at restricting the financing of terrorist activities. While those tools were initially targeted at organizations like al-Qaida and later ISIS, they have also been applied to rogue states like Iran and North Korea. In this episode of <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/series/dollar-and-sense-podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dollar &amp; Sense</a>, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> is joined by Michael Greenwald, a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center who helped design sanctions programs at the U.S. Treasury, to discuss the effectiveness of these tools and why they need to be updated for an era of great power competition. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

The US needs updated sanctions programs for an era of great power competition

In this episode of Dollar &amp; Sense, David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings, joins David Dollar as they offer their reactions to this week’s primary debates and unpack the trade policies of the Democratic candidates running for president. Wessel and Dollar describe how Democrats’ positions compare to President Trump’s trade policies, with a focus on Senators Warren and Sanders.  They also discuss whether embracing free trade or protectionist policies will be more politically viable, the effect President Trump’s tariffs have had on the U.S. economy, and the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to cut interest rates for the first time in over ten years. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode of <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/series/dollar-and-sense-podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dollar &amp; Sense</a>, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-wessel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Wessel</a>, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings, joins <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> as they offer their reactions to this week’s primary debates and unpack the trade policies of the Democratic candidates running for president. Wessel and Dollar describe how Democrats’ positions compare to President Trump’s trade policies, with a focus on Senators Warren and Sanders.  They also discuss whether embracing free trade or protectionist policies will be more politically viable, the effect President Trump’s tariffs have had on the U.S. economy, and the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to cut interest rates for the first time in over ten years. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Where do the Democratic candidates stand on trade?

In this episode, Senior Fellow David Dollar and Nonresident Senior Fellow Douglas A. Rediker discuss the global economic conditions that will be on the minds of leaders assembled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Rediker and Dollar cover the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China, selection of the next World Bank president, the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization, and generalized uncertainties about the global economy. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode, <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Senior Fellow David Dollar</a> and <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/douglas-a-rediker/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Nonresident Senior Fellow Douglas A. Rediker</a> discuss the global economic conditions that will be on the minds of leaders assembled at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Rediker and Dollar cover the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China, selection of the next World Bank president, the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization, and generalized uncertainties about the global economy. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Anxiety about the global economy in Davos

Senior Fellow David Dollar speaks with Brad Setser, the Steven A. Tananbaum senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, about a range of trade topics, including currency issues, U.S.-China trade tensions, whether President Trump’s tariffs could affect manufacturing, and the proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA). Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

Senior Fellow <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> speaks with <a href="https://www.cfr.org/expert/brad-w-setser" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brad Setser</a>, the Steven A. Tananbaum senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, about a range of trade topics, including currency issues, U.S.-China trade tensions, whether President Trump’s tariffs could affect manufacturing, and the proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA). Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

How Trump’s trade policies will affect manufacturing

In this episode of Dollar &amp; Sense, Senior Fellow David Dollar is in Hanoi, Vietnam to interview Madame Pham Chi Lan, the former secretary general of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, about the reforms that underpinned Vietnam’s economic revolution. Dollar and Madam Lan discuss how Vietnam opened itself to foreign trade and direct investment, the rise of the country’s private sector, and the repercussions of the U.S.-China trade war. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

In this episode of <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/series/dollar-and-sense-podcast/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dollar &amp; Sense</a>, Senior Fellow <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> is in Hanoi, Vietnam to interview Madame Pham Chi Lan, the former secretary general of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, about the reforms that underpinned Vietnam’s economic revolution. Dollar and Madam Lan discuss how Vietnam opened itself to foreign trade and direct investment, the rise of the country’s private sector, and the repercussions of the U.S.-China trade war. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu" rel="noopener">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

The story of Vietnam’s economic revolution

Wendy Cutler

Wendy Cutler, vice president of The Asia Society Policy Institute and former acting deputy U.S. trade representative, joins David Dollar to discuss the structural issues in the U.S.-China trade negotiations and how a trade agreement between the two countries could be enforced. Cutler and Dollar explain the enforcement mechanisms at the administration’s disposal, the issues of intellectual property rights and state enterprises, and much more. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network.

<a href="https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/wendy-cutler" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wendy Cutler</a>, vice president of The Asia Society Policy Institute and former acting deputy U.S. trade representative, joins <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/experts/david-dollar/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">David Dollar</a> to discuss the structural issues in the U.S.-China trade negotiations and how a trade agreement between the two countries could be enforced. Cutler and Dollar explain the enforcement mechanisms at the administration’s disposal, the issues of intellectual property rights and state enterprises, and much more. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brookings-cafeteria-podcast/id717265500" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, send feedback email to <a href="mailto:BCP@Brookings.edu">BCP@Brookings.edu</a>, and follow us and tweet us at <a href="https://twitter.com/policypodcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@policypodcasts</a> on Twitter. Dollar and Sense is a part of the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brookings Podcast Network</a>.

Wendy Cutler on how to enforce a US-China trade deal

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