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Trade War 2.0? The 2024 Election and the Global Economy

PAST EVENT VIDEO
Election 2024

Economists Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Diane Swonk discuss how the outcome of the 2024 election could impact the economy, both in the US and globally. 

Economists Heidi Crebo-Rediker and Diane Swonk discuss how the outcome of the 2024 election could impact the economy, both in the US and globally.
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Unlocking India's Economic Potential

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University of Chicago professor and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, discusses how India can navigate economic challenges to secure a more prosperous and sustainable future. 

The University of Chicago professor, Olga Bitel, and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan, discusses how India can navigate economic challenges to secure a more prosperous and sustainable future on stage at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
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Commentary & Analysis

Q&A: What rate cuts — and tariff talk — portend for the Midwest in the global economy

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ChicagoGlobal by H. Lee Murphy

Chicago economist Diane Swonk had been skeptical that the Federal Reserve could engineer a soft landing from post-pandemic inflation. Now she's coming around.

A person talks on stage during an event while two other people listen in the background
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Global Economy

Five features that define Chicago's role in global trade

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ChicagoGlobal by AJ Caughey

Illinois and its largest city play crucial parts in the worldwide trade landscape. To understand what those parts entail, we spoke to World Business Chicago.

A railyard in Galesburg, Ill., shows various trains lined up awaiting track space, with a yellow-fronted BNSF engine in the front.
Shafkat Anowar/AP
Global Economy

Research

Americans See Benefits of Trade, yet Support Restrictions to Protect US Jobs

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff

Pandemic-era shortages seem to have strengthened the public's appetite for greater economic self-sufficiency.

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Public Opinion

Americans Say US Has Not Gone Far Enough on China Trade Issues

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans.

a jockey truck passes a stack of 40-foot China Shipping containers at the Port of Savannah
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

Experts

Michael H. Moskow 

Vice Chair and Distinguished Fellow, Global Economy
Council expert Michael H. Moskow