Should we reevaluate global supply chains in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic? Does a more hawkish trade policy toward China now make more sense? Today’s guest — Douglas Irwin — explores these questions and many more.

Douglas is the John French Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College. He is the author of both “Clashing over Commerce: A History of U.S. Trade Policy” and “Free Trade under Fire” — the fifth edition of which released this past spring.

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