Richman Center Public Lecture Series: Trade Under Trump

President Trump has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States. A staggering $200 billon of imports from China have been added to goods subject to tariffs. As a result, trading partners are responding with duties on US goods. China has threatened to react aggressively. NAFTA is being renegotiated. How did we get to this point? What is the strategy of the United States? Where is all of this headed, and what are the economic consequences?

Join the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy for a discussion of the key facts and developments surrounding this important topic.

Panelists

Merit E. Janow—Dean, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), & Professor of Professional Practice, International Economic Law, and International Affairs

Petros C. Mavroidis—Edwin B. Parker Professor of Foreign and Comparative Law, Columbia Law School

Damien Neven—Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute of International Studies (Geneva), & Visiting Professor, SIPA

David Weinstein—Carl Sumner Shoup Professor of Japanese Economics, Columbia University

Moderator: Jesse J. Greene, Executive in Residence, Columbia Business School

This event is open to the public and on the record. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

A light meal and refreshments will be served.