May 18, 3:00PM CEST
The panel discussed patterns and prospects of trade policy strategies since the COVID19 crisis outbreak. Panelists focused on trade policy responses in Europe, their coherence across EU Member States and EU institutions, their implications for business, and their impact on developing countries.
Speakers:
Simon Evenett | University of St Gallen and Director, Global Trade Alert
Laura Puccio | Research Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
Pamela Coke-Hamilton | Director, International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
Klemens Kober | DIHK Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag
Chair:
Bernard Hoekman | Director, Global Economics, Global Governance Programme, EUI
Selected RESPECT research on COVID-19 and trade policy:
- COVID-19 : expanding access to essential supplies in a value chain world [2020, chapter in VoxEU.org e-book]
- COVID-19 : export controls and international cooperation [2020, chapter in VoxEU.org e-book]
- Export restrictions : a negative-sum policy response to the COVID-19 crisis [2020, EUI RSCAS Working Paper]