Kevin O'Rourke on Brexit, Trade, and Protectionism
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Kevin O'Rourke is Professor of Economics at NYU-Abu Dhabi and was previously Chichele Professor of Economic History at Oxford. In this interview, conducted in May 2019, he discusses his recent book, A Short History of Brexit, which is available now from Pelican. He also talks about his recent research into trade collapses and protectionism. The papers discussed are:
Two Great Trade Collapses: The Interwar Period and Great Recession Compared, IMF Economic Review (link)
When Britain Turned Inward: The Impact of Interwar British Protection, American Economic Review (link)
The Anatomy of a Trade Collapse: The UK, 1929–33, NBER Working Papers (link)
You can find Professor O'Rourke here:
twitter.com/kevinhorourke
You can find the interviewer, Ben Schneider, here:
twitter.com/benmschneider
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