Should we be relieved? Or should we consider this the calm before the storm?
Author: mdowden1
The Chrysanthemum and the Pork: The US and Japan Strike a Controversial Deal on Trade
The US-Japan agreement will likely be closely scrutinized in the coming months, hopefully providing clues into the economic and political precedent it may create.
Onions in India: A Political Economy of Layers
By Lawrence Ho Not one onion is leaving India. This is the policy implemented by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government. You may think that this is a trivial issue, but is arguably a very scary prospect for the onion markets, as a country that exports 2.2 billion kilograms, worth around $514.3 million of fresh…
Vietnam: Reaping the Rewards?
By Bridget Websdane At the start of this month, the World Trade Organisation disclosed alarming information concerning the ramifications of the ongoing global trade wars. Notably, the organization cut its forecasted global trade growth for 2019 from 2.6% to 1.2%, due in large part to the continued slowdown of world GDP growth, the threats to…
The St Andrews Economist 