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sonalichowdhry.bsky.social

Trade economist @diw.de & Fellow @kiel.institute investigating supply chains with micro data. Previously: Max Weber Fellow, Marie Curie Fellow & Rhodes Scholar. https://www.sonalichowdhry.com

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In preparation for today’s expected announcement of sweeping new tariffs, I’ve been exploring granular data on maritime exports of EU businesses to the US. As Brussels gears up to respond, here are some important factors to keep in mind🧵 Link to full study: tinyurl.com/5h729r8z

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🟢 @sonalichowdhry.bsky.social, co-author of our Böll EU Brief "𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀? 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲'𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽'𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘀" (eu.boell.org/en/trading-p...) will speak at this webinar with @annacavazzini.bsky.social & @rasmusandresen.bsky.social, tomorrow 2/04 at 17:30 CEST 👇

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🚨 Trump eskaliert den Handelskrieg – Ist Europa gewappnet? Die US Zölle auf Stahl & Autos treffen die EU bereits hart. Doch das Schlimmste könnte noch kommen: Morgen gibt es eine neue Runde globaler Zölle. Wir diskutieren, was das für die EU bedeutet. Jetzt anmelden⬇️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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India offered tariff cuts on imports of US farm products like almonds and cranberries as a further concession to the United States, two government sources said, hoping to avert President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs set for next week reut.rs/42jUApQ

submitted 20 days ago • 8 comments

My statement on new auto tariffs (in German)👇🏾Full policy brief quantifying the economic costs of escalating trade tensions coming out next week.

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OK. Tariff corner. Today, the first Trump tariffs came into force for EU & UK goods. First up: steel. As of March 12 steel articles (defined in Proclamation 9705) are subject to a 25% tariff. So are derivative steel articles (defined in Proclamation 9980). /1

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📢 Call for Papers! 📢 The 6th Women in International Economics Conference will be held at Yale University on Oct 16-17, 2025. Keynote speaker: Penny Goldberg. We invite submissions from junior women in international economics. 📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025 📩 Submit here: forms.gle/ucoE6ZcjqwQ1...

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

US will raise tariffs on steel, aluminium imports with "no exemptions, no exceptions"... with possible exemption for Australia. But it also looks like US steel industry is already operating at ~70% capacity. That means limited scope for import substitution without rapid investment.

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Indian PM heading to D.C. next week to discuss trade, defence cooperation and H-1B visas with the Trump administration. To ease trade tensions, India already cut import duties on motorcycles recently, taking a page from the 'Harley-Davidson' playbook of economic diplomacy.

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Canada hits back with 25% counter tariffs on C$155 billion of US goods. But can this trade war be curbed with tariffs? We must look beyond this policy instrument. (1/3) www.reuters.com/world/americ...

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Started the 2025 conference run with the 3rd Macroeconomic Policy in Emerging Markets Workshop in Kuala Lumpur 🚀 Shared my findings on how foreign exporters responded to China’s efforts to promote the Renminbi globally, with detailed trade data from France (an important RMB clearing hub).

submitted 83 days ago • 1 comment