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Sep 2017
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1: NAFTAnomics: The Economics of Three B...

Chad P. Bown
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Soumaya Keynes of The Economist and PIIE Senior Fellow Chad P. Bown discuss the economics of trade policy. This week they focus on three big fights in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations,... 
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