TRADE FLOWS  | SHIPPING  | POLICIES  | SUPPLY CHAINS  | PRODUCTS  | TRAVEL  | FDI  | OTHER

NOTE: These are links to news articles about trade and trade-policy effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Links to the articles themselves mostly require subscriptions. The links through Canvas will be accessible only to my students in PubPol/Econ 541 International Trade Policy, Fall 2020.
TRADE FLOWS
Topic Headline Date Author Source Canvas
Global trade "Covid Crisis Drives Historic Drop in Global Trade " Aug 26, 2020 Hannon WSJ Canvas
Global trade "Pandemic causes 'unprecedented' fall in global trade" Jun 25, 2020 Romei FT Canvas
Shape of trade "How the Coronavirus Will Reshape World Trade" Jun 20, 2020 Schlesinger WSJ Canvas
Europe "Pandemic exposes Europe's reliance on imports" Jun 3, 2020 Hall FT Canvas
Surpluses & Shortages "Global Trade Sputters, Leaving Too Much Here, Too Little There" Apr 11, 2020 Swanson NYT Canvas

SHIPPING
Topic Headline Date Author Source Canvas
Merchant seamen "As the virus rages on shore, merchant seamen are stranded on board" Jun 20, 2020 Economist Economist Canvas
Shipping lines "Shipping lines face formidable foe in pandemic" Jun 8, 2020 Pooler FT Canvas
Crews "Shipping industry warns of trade logjam as crews remain stranded" Jun 7, 2020 Hollinger et al. FT Canvas
Maersk "Maersk warns of 25% drop in shipping as virus snarls trade" May 13, 2020 Milne & Rovnick FT Canvas

POLICIES
Topic Headline Date Author Source Canvas
Import bans "Used Clothes Ban May Crimp Kenyan Style. It May Also Lift Local Design." Jul 9, 2020 Dahir NYT Canvas
Protectionism "Protectionism Spreads Globally With the New Coronavirus" May 30, 2020 Pop WSJ Canvas
Export bans "'Vaccine Nationalism': A New Dynamic in the Race to Quash Coronavirus " May 28, 2020 Loftus & Hinshaw WSJ Canvas
Globalization "Barley barney and beef beef: China punishes Australia for promoting an inquiry into covid-19" May 23, 2020 Economist Economist Canvas
Protectionism "Multinationals fear rise in protectionism because of pandemic" May 10, 2020 Politi FT Canvas
Tariff exemptions "Trump exempts virus-hit US businesses from import tariffs" Apr 20, 2020 Politi FT Canvas
Export bans "As borders harden during pandemic, some countries look to hold on to their own food" Apr 8, 2019 Dixon et al. WP Canvas
Tariff suspensions "Trump to suspend some tariffs for 90 days" Mar 31, 2020 Politi & Williams FT Canvas
Tariff exemptions "Trump Spurns Business Plea to Ease Tariffs Amid Coronavirus" Mar 19, 2020 Mauldin & Leary WSJ Canvas

SUPPLY CHAINS
Topic Headline Date Author Source Canvas
Shipping "Covid-19 restrictions threaten shipping lanes and crew" Sep 4, 2020 Smyth FT Canvas
Government "Government should stay away from supply chains" Aug 26, 2020 Cote FT Canvas
Republican position "Pandemic shows US must make vital products at home" Aug 23, 2020 McCarthy FT Canvas
Global threats "Global threats are reordering supply chains, says report" Aug 8, 2020 Edgecliffe-Johnson FT Canvas
Japan "Japan helps 87 companies to ‘exit China’ after pandemic exposed overreliance" Jul 21, 2020 Denyer WP Canvas
PPE sources "N95 Face Mask Makers Ramp Up Production to Meet U.S. Covid-19 Demand" Jul 18, 2020 Hufford WSJ Canvas
Outsourcing "The outsourcers hoping to gain from the crisis" Jun 2, 2020 Shotter & Parkin FT Canvas
Pitfalls "Steep Drop in Trade Flows Shows Pitfalls of Cross-Border Supply Chains" May 26, 2020 Hannon & Woo WSJ Canvas
Vulnerability "Covid-19 crisis highlights supply chain vulnerability" May 28, 2020 Evans FT Canvas
Weaknesses "Covid-19 crisis has laid bare weaknesses in supply chains" May 11, 2020 Frikkee FT Canvas
Mitsui "Mitsui chief warns coronavirus will upend global supply chains for years" Apr 19, 2020 Inagaki & Lewis FT Canvas
India "India coronavirus shutdown hits outsourcing groups" Mar 30, 2020 Parkin FT Canvas

PRODUCTS
Topic Headline Date Author Source Canvas
Frozen meat "Guangzhou bans frozen meat imports over virus fears" Aug 17, 2020 Shepherd & Liu FT Canvas
Pharmaceuticals "Donald Trump to order government to buy medicines from US companies" Aug 6, 2020 Sevastopulo & Williams i FT Canvas
Pharmaceuticals "Pandemic Lays Bare U.S. Reliance on China for Drugs" Aug 6, 2020 Yap WSJ Canvas
Meat "China scales back meat imports over virus concerns" Jul 8, 2020 Yu et al. FT Canvas
Meat "Warren and Booker Press Meatpackers on Exports to China" Jun 24, 2020 Corkery NYT Canvas
Sanitizers "U.S. Tariffs Hamper Imports of Sanitizer, Disinfectants, Some Companies Say" Apr 13, 2020 Ferek & Zumbrun WSJ Canvas
Medicat equipment "China Tightens Customs Checks for Medical Equipment Exports" Apr 11, 2020 Lin WSJ Canvas
Masks "Trump reaches respirator mask deal with 3M" Apr 6, 2020 Politi FT Canvas
Pasta "How coronavirus is affecting pasta's complex supply chain" Mar 26, 2020 Terazono & Evans FT Canvas
Wildlife "China's Ban on Wildlife Trade a Big Step, but Has Loopholes, Conservationists Say" Feb 28, 2020 Gorman NYT Canvas
Wildlife "To Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists Say" Feb 20, 2020 Nuwer NYT Canvas
Pharmaceuticals "US trade adviser seeks to replace Chinese drug supplies" Feb 12, 2020 Politi FT Canvas

TRAVEL
Topic Headline Date Author Source Canvas
Travel "Forget Planes, Trains or Automobiles: Pandemic Forces Creative Travel Workarounds" Aug 6, 2020 Clarke WSJ Canvas
Air travel "U.S. Eases Flight Ban on Chinese Airlines" Jun 6, 2020 Sider WSJ Canvas
Tourism "How tourism will survive the pandemic" May 30, 2020 Economist Economist Canvas

Foreign Direct Investment
Topic Headline Date Author Source Canvas
UK "U.K. Bolsters Foreign-Takeover Defenses as Pandemic Drives Protectionist Moves " Jun 23, 2020 Dummett WSJ Canvas
China "Neither Coronavirus Nor Trade Tensions Can Stop U.S. Companies’ Push Into China" May 20, 2020 Moss WSJ Canvas

OTHER
Topic Headline Date Author Source Canvas
Globalization "Covid-19 proves globalisation is not dead" Aug 26, 2020 Goldin FT Canvas
Education "Trade in education set to suffer from China’s caution" Jul 21, 2020 Hale FT Canvas
SDRs "The IMF should turn to special drawing rights in its Covid-19 response" Jul 16, 2020 Gang FT Canvas
Trade finance "Trade finance stumbles into the digital era" Jul 4, 2020 Economist Economist Canvas
BRI "The pandemic is hurting China's Belt and Road Initiative" Jun 6, 2020 Economist Economist Canvas
Globalization "Has covid-19 killed globalisation?" May 16, 2020 Economist Economist Canvas
Phase one deal "Trump's Trade Deal With China Is Another Coronavirus Victim" May 1, 2020 Taplin WSJ Canvas
Oil price "What negative oil prices tell as about how the rest of the pandemic will look" Apr 22, 2019 McArdle WP Canvas
Globalization "We answer your questions on coronavirus and globalisation" Apr 13, 2020 Foroohar & Luce FT Canvas