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samibensassi.bsky.social
@samibensassi.bsky.social
Reader in Development Economics @ University of Birmingham | institutions | conflicts | trade | smuggling | informality
A new day, a new war #India-Pakistan
May 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This is the paper to read right now: 👇
"Exports in Disguise? Trade Rerouting During the U.S.-China Trade War" Ebehi Iyoha, Edmund Malesky, Jaya Wen and Sung-Ju Wu
www.hbs.edu/faculty/Page...
With the trade war in full swing, rerouting of Chinese export can be massive
April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
First they came for foreigners…https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/us/politics/trump-immigration-visa-crackdown.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Trump’s Deportation Agenda Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists
U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card and visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Fifteen days in the Trump presidency and we can already change our title for: "The age of free trade IS coming to an end" theconversation.com/with-trump-b...
With Trump back in the White House, the age of free trade could be coming to an end
The US and China look set to go head-to-head with trade tariffs and a more protectionist outlook.
theconversation.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
New short piece in The Conversation. With my colleague A. Delis we argue that we are definitely leaving the shore of free trade and entering an era of unfettered mercantilism.
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With Trump back in the White House, the age of free trade could be coming to an end theconversation.com/with-trump-b...
With Trump back in the White House, the age of free trade could be coming to an end
The US and China look set to go head-to-head with trade tariffs and a more protectionist outlook.
theconversation.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Reposted
The world according to Trump — five scenarios by @gideonrachman.bsky.social in the FT. Which will be realized? Choose one, or a combination of two. I think, 2-3
December 28, 2024 at 8:18 AM
A short piece in the conversation with my colleague Agelos Delis on the future of trade and tariffs.
theconversation.com/three-possib...
Three possible futures for the global economy if Trump brings in new trade tariffs
If the incoming US president makes good on his tariffs threat, the rest of the world will have to decide how to respond.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Reposted
This is an interesting piece in the FT, particularly the insights about how it isn't just big tech that is overvalued but all of the US markets.
www.ft.com/content/49cc...
December 2, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Check out our new research paper 👇

Combating trade-related fraud: do the Financial Action Task Force recommendations bite?

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Combating trade‐related fraud: do the Financial Action Task Force recommendations bite?
We evaluate the efficacy of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations 2012, which set the global standard on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, by exploiting its stagger....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:14 PM