The Presidential Candidates on Trade
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The Presidential Candidates on Trade

The third installment in our series reviewing the US presidential candidates’ positions on topics that relate directly to business.

Consumption represents nearly 70% of US GDP, making trade policy integral to economic growth. But each US presidential candidate has expressed different trade policies that would affect American consumers in myriad ways. 

 

(00:39) Understanding Trade Policy

(02:03) Evolution of Trade Agreements

(04:58) Comparing Presidential Candidates on Trade

(07:35) Tariffs and Their Implications

(15:58) The Weaponization of Trade

(16:23) China's Competitive Edge and Global Impact

(20:21) Political and Security Concerns

(24:31) Future Trade Policies and Implications

 

Join Steve Odland and guest Susan Schwab, former US trade representative and a strategic advisor on public policy and trade at Mayer Brown, for the third installment in our series reviewing the US presidential candidates’ positions on topics that relate directly to business. 

 

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The Presidential Candidates on Trade

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Consumption represents nearly 70% of US GDP, making trade policy integral to economic growth. But each US presidential candidate has expressed different trade policies that would affect American consumers in myriad ways. 

 

(00:39) Understanding Trade Policy

(02:03) Evolution of Trade Agreements

(04:58) Comparing Presidential Candidates on Trade

(07:35) Tariffs and Their Implications

(15:58) The Weaponization of Trade

(16:23) China's Competitive Edge and Global Impact

(20:21) Political and Security Concerns

(24:31) Future Trade Policies and Implications

 

Join Steve Odland and guest Susan Schwab, former US trade representative and a strategic advisor on public policy and trade at Mayer Brown, for the third installment in our series reviewing the US presidential candidates’ positions on topics that relate directly to business. 

 

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