Can global trade cooperation be revived in 2021?

April 21, 2021, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
Virtual Event

Anabel González (PIIE), Cecilia Malmström (University of Gothenburg School of Economics; Former European Commissioner for Trade) and Adam S. Posen (PIIE)

Global trade flows fell 5.3 percent in 2020, despite bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels by November. A full recovery is expected in 2021, but it will be subdued and subject to uncertainty and downside risks. With new trade leadership in the United States and at the World Trade Organization, and a new European Union trade policy, can increased trade cooperation be expected? What needs to happen?

Joining this episode of Trade Winds were:

HOST

Anabel González
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

GUESTS

  • Cecilia Malmström, Assar Gabrielsson Professor, University of Gothenburg School of Economics; Former European Commissioner for Trade
  • Adam S. Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics

About This Series

Trade Winds

Trade Winds explores the future of international trade—the challenges, possibilities, and where international efforts are headed—in a monthly virtual event series hosted by Cecilia Malmström. Join the discussion to learn from global policymakers, practitioners, business leaders from different sectors, experts, and more.