International Economic Law and Policy

1. EU WTO Reform Proposal Seeks To Extend Accession-Based State Enterprise Rules To All Members

   In a new WTO reform paper entitled "Further Reflections on Disciplines, Subsidies and Industrial policy," the EU argues for stronger WTO disciplines on the behavior of state enterprises.

2. Thinking About the Trump Administration’s "Doctrine of Economic Statecraft"

   Mohamed Aly El-Erian, a professor at the Wharton School who was chair of President Obama's Global Development Council, had a recent NY Times op-ed entitled "America Was Being Played. The Bessent Doctrine Says Those Days Are Over."

3. Stephen Miran on Optimal Tariffs

   In a recent WSJ op-ed (which Julia Qin mentioned in the comments here), former Trump administration Council of Economic Advisers chair Stephen Miran makes the case for an "optimal tariff in the region of 10% to 40%."

4. How Are U.S. Goods Exports to Canada and Mexico Doing under Trump’s Trade Policies?

   Previous posts on this blog have looked at trends in U.S. exports under the Trump administration’s trade policies, focusing on either specific categories of products or on the top U.S. trade partners. This post combines these two elements.

5. Governments Make Their Case Against Section 301 Forced Labor Tariffs

   Last month, USTR made a determination in its Section 301 investigation into "Acts, Policies, and Practices of Various Economies Related to the Failure To Impose and Effectively Enforce a Prohibition on the Importation of Goods Produced With Forced Labor."