Javier Lopez-Gonzalez
@jlopezgonzalez.bsky.social
Senior Economist at the OECD leading the work on digital trade. Views are my own
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Economic Implications of Data Regulation
Cross-border data flows are the lifeblood of today’s social and economic interactions, but they also raise a range of new challenges, including for privacy and data protection, national security, cybe...
www.oecd.org
Ever wondered about the economic impact of data regulation?
Our recent OECD-WTO study has you covered:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
See below the TLDR
Our recent OECD-WTO study has you covered:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
See below the TLDR
Check out my new blog where I (try to) show (geek-out about) how the 1985 classic film "the Goonies" offers a metaphor for #digitaltrade: full of promise but also fraught with challenges that require cooperation, creativity and courage.
www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202...
www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202...
Unlocking the potential of digital trade: “Never say die”
In the 1985 classic film The Goonies, a group of friends set out to find the long-lost treasure of One-Eyed Willy to save their homes. Guided by a pirate’s map, they brave tunnels, traps, and trials, ...
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September 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Check out my new blog where I (try to) show (geek-out about) how the 1985 classic film "the Goonies" offers a metaphor for #digitaltrade: full of promise but also fraught with challenges that require cooperation, creativity and courage.
www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202...
www.oecd.org/en/blogs/202...
We need to talk about cross-border flows of non-personal data!
Because:
i) these are increasingly critical for digital trade; and
ii) the number of measures affecting their flow has increased five-fold in the last decade
See our latest and greatest on this topic
👇
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Because:
i) these are increasingly critical for digital trade; and
ii) the number of measures affecting their flow has increased five-fold in the last decade
See our latest and greatest on this topic
👇
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
A Preliminary Mapping of Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Flow of Non-Personal Data
The cross-border flow of non-personal data (NPD) is essential to the functioning of a globalised, increasingly interconnected, and automated economy. However, the past decade has witnessed a five-fold...
www.oecd.org
July 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We need to talk about cross-border flows of non-personal data!
Because:
i) these are increasingly critical for digital trade; and
ii) the number of measures affecting their flow has increased five-fold in the last decade
See our latest and greatest on this topic
👇
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Because:
i) these are increasingly critical for digital trade; and
ii) the number of measures affecting their flow has increased five-fold in the last decade
See our latest and greatest on this topic
👇
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
The ‘Trade-Off’ podcast
A podcast series on EU trade policy – and why it matters.
europa.eu
February 26, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Reposted by Javier Lopez-Gonzalez
Biggest data breach ever underway: "The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down this weekend after members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive personal data about millions of Americans..." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Top Social Security Official Resigns After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Biggest data breach ever underway: "The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down this weekend after members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive personal data about millions of Americans..." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Reposted by Javier Lopez-Gonzalez
Japan, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands had the lowest average regulatory barriers to #ServicesTrade in 2024.
📊 Discover the latest #OECDSTRI data 👇 www.oecd.org/en/topics/su...
📊 Discover the latest #OECDSTRI data 👇 www.oecd.org/en/topics/su...
February 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Japan, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands had the lowest average regulatory barriers to #ServicesTrade in 2024.
📊 Discover the latest #OECDSTRI data 👇 www.oecd.org/en/topics/su...
📊 Discover the latest #OECDSTRI data 👇 www.oecd.org/en/topics/su...
Reposted by Javier Lopez-Gonzalez
NEW TRADE TALKS PODCAST EPISODE
President Trump first imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, but this time it’s different. On this week's show, Ana Swanson joins me to explain.
tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/202-...
President Trump first imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, but this time it’s different. On this week's show, Ana Swanson joins me to explain.
tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/202-...
202. Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs are back
President Trump first imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, but this time it's different. Ana Swanson (New York Times) joins to explain (32:23).
tradetalkspodcast.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
NEW TRADE TALKS PODCAST EPISODE
President Trump first imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, but this time it’s different. On this week's show, Ana Swanson joins me to explain.
tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/202-...
President Trump first imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum in 2018, but this time it’s different. On this week's show, Ana Swanson joins me to explain.
tradetalkspodcast.com/podcast/202-...
If you embrace #datafreeflowswithtrust, while others turn to digital protectionism,
If you keep e-transmissions duty free, upholding an open digital trade landscape,
If you can finalise the e-commerce JSI, ensuring it benefits all,
Then yours will be the #digitaltrade opportunities
#tradevalentines
If you keep e-transmissions duty free, upholding an open digital trade landscape,
If you can finalise the e-commerce JSI, ensuring it benefits all,
Then yours will be the #digitaltrade opportunities
#tradevalentines
February 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If you embrace #datafreeflowswithtrust, while others turn to digital protectionism,
If you keep e-transmissions duty free, upholding an open digital trade landscape,
If you can finalise the e-commerce JSI, ensuring it benefits all,
Then yours will be the #digitaltrade opportunities
#tradevalentines
If you keep e-transmissions duty free, upholding an open digital trade landscape,
If you can finalise the e-commerce JSI, ensuring it benefits all,
Then yours will be the #digitaltrade opportunities
#tradevalentines
Ever wondered about the economic impact of data regulation?
Our recent OECD-WTO study has you covered:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
See below the TLDR
Our recent OECD-WTO study has you covered:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
See below the TLDR
Economic Implications of Data Regulation
Cross-border data flows are the lifeblood of today’s social and economic interactions, but they also raise a range of new challenges, including for privacy and data protection, national security, cybe...
www.oecd.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Ever wondered about the economic impact of data regulation?
Our recent OECD-WTO study has you covered:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
See below the TLDR
Our recent OECD-WTO study has you covered:
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
See below the TLDR
I get that you are all talking about tariffs... but if you want to hear about the benefits of getting cross-border data flow regulation right, please join us on the 10th of February for the launch of the OECD-WTO report on the economic impact of data regulation!
www.wto.org/english/res_...
www.wto.org/english/res_...
Launch of joint OECD-WTO report on Economic Implications of Data Regulation
www.wto.org
February 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I get that you are all talking about tariffs... but if you want to hear about the benefits of getting cross-border data flow regulation right, please join us on the 10th of February for the launch of the OECD-WTO report on the economic impact of data regulation!
www.wto.org/english/res_...
www.wto.org/english/res_...
Reposted by Javier Lopez-Gonzalez
How to ensure the resilience of critical global supply chains? In this paper with Bublu Thakur-Weigold, we discuss effective solutions based on a review of the supply chain management literature and recent actions by firms and governments.
doi.org/10.1787/be69...
doi.org/10.1787/be69...
Promoting resilience and preparedness in supply chains
This working paper contributes to the debate on effective solutions for assuring the resilience of critical global supply chains by undertaking a review of both the supply chain management literature ...
doi.org
December 5, 2024 at 5:47 PM
How to ensure the resilience of critical global supply chains? In this paper with Bublu Thakur-Weigold, we discuss effective solutions based on a review of the supply chain management literature and recent actions by firms and governments.
doi.org/10.1787/be69...
doi.org/10.1787/be69...
Reposted by Javier Lopez-Gonzalez
Flash: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reappointed as #WTO director general
By Chris Horseman👇
borderlex.net/2024/11/29/f...
By Chris Horseman👇
borderlex.net/2024/11/29/f...
Flash: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reappointed as WTO director general
borderlex.net
November 29, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Flash: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala reappointed as #WTO director general
By Chris Horseman👇
borderlex.net/2024/11/29/f...
By Chris Horseman👇
borderlex.net/2024/11/29/f...
OECD Trade Avengers in Brussels!
November 27, 2024 at 6:33 PM
OECD Trade Avengers in Brussels!
With all this talk about #deminimis, useful to re-up this paper from 2021 on trade in the time of parcels.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/0f...
Find out what items were most traded as parcels (during COVID), and how governments can help expedite parcels trade across the border.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/0f...
Find out what items were most traded as parcels (during COVID), and how governments can help expedite parcels trade across the border.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org
November 27, 2024 at 8:47 AM
With all this talk about #deminimis, useful to re-up this paper from 2021 on trade in the time of parcels.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/0f...
Find out what items were most traded as parcels (during COVID), and how governments can help expedite parcels trade across the border.
www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/0f...
Find out what items were most traded as parcels (during COVID), and how governments can help expedite parcels trade across the border.
The grass is definitely greener on this other side!
(been here for more than 10 minutes without being subjected to EM propaganda!)
(been here for more than 10 minutes without being subjected to EM propaganda!)
November 13, 2024 at 1:24 PM
The grass is definitely greener on this other side!
(been here for more than 10 minutes without being subjected to EM propaganda!)
(been here for more than 10 minutes without being subjected to EM propaganda!)