Chad P. Bown

Chad P. Bown

@chadpbown.com

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR (Co-Author) @PIIE.com (Senior Fellow) @Trade--Talks.bsky.social (Podcast Host) I think about trade and policy. Probably too much Book: https://tinyurl.com/4ckmn3vp Me: https://www.chadpbown.com/ Pod: https://tradetalkspodcast.com/

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Helen Branswell, a leading reporter on infectious diseases who wrote with foresight, urgency and clarity about the emerging danger of the Covid-19 pandemic, ahead of the vast majority of journalists and even many medical experts, died Tuesday in Ottawa. She was 69. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/17/h...

It was also really lovely for this slightly crazy looking person to meet so many other trade nerds at EU Trade Policy Day and to see so much interest in HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR.

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AHOY!!! A huge privilege to moderate Trade Policy Day 2026 at the European Commission. Congratulations to DG TRADE for hosting important (and not easy!) conversations on Economic Security in front of 500+ European trade nerds all surfing today’s choppy seas policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/events/trade...

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NEW: Emboldened by hybrid car deal, Europe coalesces around a tougher China stance The mood in Brussels has hardened this week. The place is awash with the notion that standing up to China might actually work A long read from me ahead of today's EUCO

scmp.comEmboldened by hybrid car deal, Europe coalesces around tougher China stanceBrussels is revving the engines and ready to accelerate a crackdown on Chinese trade practices after Beijing responds to its threats.

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🗣️ @chadpbown.com (Peterson Institute for International Economics) speaking at one of our recent events, "Winning trade wars or securing trade peace?". ❓Can rules-based trade survive an era of geopolitical rivalry? 📽️ Catch up on the recording of the event: buff.ly/553Nm48

Beijing’s commerce ministry said in a statement that China and the EU have reached an “understanding” on controlling a flood of Chinese hybrid vehicle exports into Europe. By Joe Leahy, Edward White and Andy Bounds www.ft.com/content/2823...

If you are in Brussels today and free at 17h and desperate to learn HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR well then👇🤓👇

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HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR... in Brussels!!! Thursday, 8 October 17:00-18:15 Join @soumayakeynes.ft.com and me, hosted by @bruegel.org, alongside an incredible lineup, to talk about all of the trade wars, including the latest EU-China developments Register here www.bruegel.org/event/winnin...

Thanks to the OECD for the EXTREMELY lively conversation about HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR today in Paris. Super fun!!!

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR Canada -- thanks to the University of Ottawa for the invitation to be part of such an incredible event!!!

I will be in Ottawa 🇨🇦 on Wednesday to talk about How to Win a Trade War — please stop by the 5:00pm event AND MAKE SURE TO SAY HI!!!

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Tomorrow, @chadpbown.com, co-author of How to Win a Trade War, will explain what this trade dispute means for Canada and the United States and what may happen next. The conversation will be moderated by Mélanie Raymond, Chief Economist Global Affairs Canada. >>> bit.ly/3UYjNoO

Nothing came out of the Trump-Xi summit. It also sucked all the oxygen out of the room. Yet, other really important TRADE STUFF did happen this week. ICYMI, here is some of it (1/N): (photo credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

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2) "A high-profile tie-up between two major Chinese state-owned carmakers has raised the possibility of broader consolidation across the world's largest car market, as Beijing's patience with chronic overcapacity in the industry wears thin..." by Gloria Li asia.nikkei.com/business/aut...

Nothing came out of the Trump-Xi summit. It also sucked all the oxygen out of the room. Yet, other really important TRADE STUFF did happen this week. ICYMI, here is some of it (1/N): (photo credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Now that the Xi visit to Washington is over, we can get back to looking at the US-China trade data!!! (Or talking about looking at the trade data!!!) Thanks to Tim Phillips for having me on the VoxTalks podcast to discuss my latest paper 👇

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How far have US supply chains decoupled from China? @chadpbown.com joins Tim Phillips on #VoxTalks this week to examine US imports product by product, and why responses to the 2025 tariffs differed across consumer electronics, clothing and footwear. 🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/Usco50ZRvCI #EconSky #Trade

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR... in the classroom!!! So much fun and so many great questions from YALE students yesterday. Thanks for reading the book and for inviting me to join your conversation. @soumayakeynes.ft.com and I are so excited to meet you at the New Haven stop of our campus tour next month!

HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR… in Canada!!! So excited to be at U-Ottawa on September 30. Please REGISTER below and join the fun!!!

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After decades of ever deeper North American economic integration, Canada is embroiled in a tit-for-tat trade dispute. Author @chadpbown.com will explain what that trade dispute means for Canada and the United States and what may happen next. Join us September 30th >>> bit.ly/3UYjNoO

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Le Canada est désormais pris dans un conflit commercial marqué par des représailles réciproques. L'auteur @chadpbown.com nous expliquera ce que ce conflit commercial signifie pour le Canada et les États-Unis, et ce que l'avenir pourrait réserver. Rejoignez-nous le 30 septembre >>> bit.ly/4hwXL57

Excited to visit the absolutely GORGEOUS Calgary Public Library!!! Also thrilled to see that Calgarians have checked out four of its five copies of HOW TO WIN A TRADE WAR. Study up!!!

Happy back-to-school, everyone!!! Now, I was never amazing enough to get into Harvard. But if I had been, this looks like a really cool course. (it also a little bit blows my mind to see HTWATW on this list???) Thanks so much, Greg Mankiw!!! gregmankiw.blogspot.com