Trade policy
International trade does not take place in a vacuum. Governments set rules for managing trade including the development of laws and regulations that can affect the ability of goods, services, investment, ideas, information, and people to move across borders.
Changes in technology, the geopolitical landscape, and supply chains as well as environmental challenges, have prompted varying policy responses by governments. To manage a balance between domestic interests and the wider global economic community, governments must collaborate to ensure consistency while still addressing their specific needs and conditions.
Trade policy research at the Hinrich Foundation examines issues such as the level of openness or restrictiveness in policy settings or the extent to which governments should coordinate or collaborate with others under different trade frameworks.
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Deborah Elms
Head of Trade Policy, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
WTO
Trade policy
Tariffs
Free trade agreements
Intellectual property rights
Digital trade
Trade and climate
Trade facilitation
Geoeconomics
Supply chains
Goods, services, customs, investments, MSMEs
Inu Manak
Fellow for Trade Policy, Council on Foreign Relations