Peterson Institute for International Economics

An aerial view of a container terminal at the Port of Tianjin in Tianjin, China.

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China no longer buys US exports: Drawing the right lessons for the next Trump-Xi deal

Chad P. Bown (PIIE)

US exports to China have fallen sharply in recent years, largely due to President Donald Trump’s trade wars combined with China’s economic problems and policies. But he could score important gains by working with other countries that face many of the same trade challenges.

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RealTime Economics

Research on AI and the labor market is still in the first inning

Jed Kolko (PIIE)

March 10, 2026

Metro trains move past commuters near the Sabarmati Metro station in Ahmedabad, India. Picture taken on January 31, 2026.

REUTERS/Amit Dave

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Working Papers

India's 20 years of GDP misestimation: New evidence

Abhishek Anand (Madras Institute of Development Studies), Josh Felman (JH Consulting) and Arvind Subramanian (PIIE)

March 10, 2026

Shipping containers stand stacked at a port in Newark, New Jersey.

REUTERS/Mike Sega

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RealTime Economics

What the Supreme Court's tariff ruling changes, and what it doesn't

Kimberly Clausing (PIIE) and Maurice Obstfeld (PIIE)

February 23, 2026

The US Supreme Court building, where justices released their opinion striking down President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

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RealTime Economics

How will Trump’s new 15 percent tariff fare in court?

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE)

February 23, 2026

What's New

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This Is the Moment Adam Smith Has Been Waiting For

Jason Furman (PIIE)

March 10, 2026

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India's 20 years of GDP misestimation: New evidence

Abhishek Anand (Madras Institute of Development Studies), Josh Felman (JH Consulting) and Arvind Subramanian (PIIE)

March 2026

Research on AI and the labor market is still in the first inning

Jed Kolko (PIIE)

March 10, 2026

Is the Miami G20 summit headed for a train wreck?

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE)

March 9, 2026

PIIE Charts

Trump's tariff revenue tracker: How much is the US collecting? Which imports are hit?

Gary Clyde Hufbauer (PIIE) and Ye Zhang (PIIE)

February 24, 2026

The Trump administration wants foreign investment pledges to boost several sectors that Biden targeted

Gregory Auclair (PIIE) and Adnan Mazarei (PIIE)

February 11, 2026

Some countries will struggle to fulfill their investment pledges to President Trump

Gregory Auclair (PIIE) and Adnan Mazarei (PIIE)

January 29, 2026

China’s private-sector rebound continued in 2025, fueled by “new economy”

Tianlei Huang (PIIE) and Nicolas Véron (PIIE)

January 20, 2026

What Now, Europe?

The geopolitics of EU enlargement

March 12, 2026, 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM EDT

Gert Jan Koopman (European Commission) and Nicolas Véron (PIIE)

Mar

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Can global cooperation survive a fragmenting world?

March 24, 2026, 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT

Anjali V. Bhatt (PIIE) and Kimberly Clausing (PIIE)

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How critical are critical minerals in the Brazil-US economic relationship?

March 25, 2026, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT

Monica de Bolle (PIIE), Cullen S. Hendrix (PIIE), Pedro Guerra (Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Brazil) and Bruna Santos (Inter-American Dialogue)

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