Does Free Trade really work? The Good, Bad and Ugly of Trade

Trade is a force good, but with the current Covid-19 pandemic, the World Trade Organization facing its biggest challenges yet, and a turn towards protectionism in many economies, the current trade outlook is unsettling, and uncertain. The UK’s trading regime after the end of the transition period yields much uncertainty and potential tariff reversals in just a few months. Today we’re talking about the power of good trade policy, how trade negotiations are done, and how to mitigate the negative effects of trade. We heard from Professor L Alan Winters, Director of UKTPO at the University of Sussex.  Full podcast and transcript here: https://www.tradefinanceglobal.com/posts/podcast-s1-e51-uktpo-when-trade-goes-wrong-the-bad-and-ugly-of-trade-l-alan-winters/