Welcome to the Trade Policy Toolkit, a roundup of content from the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance. Here, you will find dialogues on numerous facets of international trade to supplement your classroom. Our podcasts and webinars can augment a required reading list, spark discussion in the classroom, or serve as an opportunity to go deeper on an issue. Whether you teach business, economics, agriculture, politics and policy, or global studies, there is something here for you to help your students examine trade’s connection to your subject area — and why it matters.

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Podcast | Making trade relatable

Trade Matters breaks down headline issues, under-told stories, and long-standing trends in international trade to make them more relatable and easier to understand. Trade happens largely out of sight; this podcast brings it into focus. Yeutter Institute Director Jill O’Donnell hosts each episode, interviewing guests to illuminate the making of trade policy and its implications. Because trade affects every sector of the economy and overlaps with other policy areas, episodes consider a wide range of topics.

How to Listen and Subscribe

You can listen to Trade Matters wherever you get your podcasts. Each episode’s audio and transcript are available on yeutter-institute.unl.edu/podcast. For related reading, see the ‘Show Notes’ at the end of each episode. Here are quick links to some popular platforms:


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Webinars

Conversational in style, our webinars feature people on the frontlines of trade policymaking, including trade negotiators and advisors fresh from the White House who can speak to shaping policy behind the scenes. Each webinar features a panel of guests who examine an issue from different perspectives.

Access our event videos and speaker biographies online at: yeutter-institute.unl.edu/past-events 

Comments, questions, ideas?

Get in touch to share feedback or ideas for future topics. Reach us at:

Jill O’Donnell

Director and Trade Matters Host
Clayton Yeutter Institute of International
Trade and Finance, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
jodonnell2@unl.edu

yeutter-institute.unl.edu | @YeutterUNL
3625 East Campus Loop South, ACB Room 04 | Lincoln, NE 68583-0928


The Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln was the vision of Nebraska alumnus and former U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Clayton Yeutter. The Yeutter Institute connects academic disciplines related to law, policy, business, and agriculture to prepare students for leadership roles in international trade and finance, support interdisciplinary research and increase public understanding of these issues.

 

TRADE POLICY TOOLKIT

A programming catalog for educators.

  1. Need inspiration?

    Our event videos and podcast episodes can be great additions to your syllabus or an extra credit opportunity for your students.

  2. Classroom Insight: Uche Jarrett

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  3. The Fundamentals: How to "Speak Trade" & Interpret the News

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    Podcast: Trade Matters

    Episode 1: A Governor’s View on Trade | with Pete Ricketts

    Episode 2: Trade Policy Today: What's New and What's Not | with Edward Alden

    Episode 3: A Global Banker’s View of Trade | with Michael Salerno 

    Episode 10: What Trade Statistics Can—and Can’t—Tell Us | with Christine McDaniel

    Episode 24: How We Talk About Trade | with Phil Levy

    Episode 25: Adjustment, Part 1: Misdiagnosing the Problem of Economic Mobility | with Grant Aldonas

    Episode 26: Adjustment, Part 2: Rethinking Adjustment Assistance | with Grant Aldonas

    Episode 27: Trade Deals Under the Radar | with Kathleen Claussen

    Webinars

    Trade Primer: 10 Things to Know about Trade | featuring Matthew Schaefer, J.D., and Uchechukwu Jarrett, Ph.D.

    Bonus Content: Career Paths in International Trade | featuring Meredith Bond, Greg Ibach, Broderick Lewis, and Anku Nath Mancini

  4. The World Trade Organization

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    Podcast: Trade Matters

    Episode 5: Why is there a Crisis at the WTO? | with Bruce Hirsh

    Episode 20: Revitalizing the WTO | with Clete Willems

    Episode 22: The WTO and Domestic Politics | with Renee Brown, Ph.D.

    Webinars

    WTO Dispute Settlement: Is There a Future for the Appellate Body? | featuring Kathleen Claussen, J.D., Richard Steinberg, J.D., & Matthew Schaefer, J.D.

  5. Classroom Insight: Payton Flowers

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  6. U.S. Trade Negotiations & Policy

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    Podcast: Trade Matters

    Episode 9: What’s Going on in Asia? | with Michael Plummer

    Episode 11: U.S.-EU Trade and Agriculture | with Douglas Lippoldt

    Episode 19: A Ticking Clock on GSP | with Dan Anthony

    Episode 21: Engagement in the Asia-Pacific and What’s Next for U.S. Trade Policy | with Wendy Cutler

    Webinars

    U.S. Trade Negotiations: Is the Phased Approach Here to Stay? | featuring Clete Willems and Wendy Cutler

    The Special (Trade) Relationship: U.S.-UK Negotiations | featuring Lorand Bartels, Kyle Handley, and Warren Maruyama

  7. China

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    Podcast: Trade Matters

    Episode 8: U.S. Leadership and the U.S.-China Phase One Deal | with Andrea Durkin

    Episode 17: Is Agriculture a Bright Spot in U.S.-China Relations? | with Gregg Doud

    Webinars

    China’s Industrial Subsidies: What Can be Done? | featuring Kelly Ann Shaw, Stephen Olson, and Andrea Durkin

  8. Classroom Insight: Brad Lubben

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  9. U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

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    Podcast: Trade Matters

    Episode 7: USMCA: A View from Mexico | with Kenneth Smith Ramos

    Episode 12: U.S.-Canada Trade and What’s Next for the USMCA | with Carl Pilon

    Episode 15: Countdown to USMCA | with Kellie Meiman Hock

  10. U.S. Public Opinion on Trade

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    Podcast: Trade Matters

    Episode 16: A Closer Look: Nebraskans on U.S. Foreign Policy | with Salman Ahmed

    Episode 23: Listening to Americans on Trade Policy | with Catherine Novelli

    Webinars

    Listening for America | featuring Catherine Novelli

  11. Classroom Insight: Emira Ibrahimpasic

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  12. Gender & Trade

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    Podcast: Trade Matters

    Episode 29: Understanding Barriers to Women’s Economic Advancement | with Kate Francis

  13. Trade Shocks

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    Podcast: Trade Matters

    Episode 13: Trade and COVID-19 | with David Morfesi

    Episode 14: COVID-19 and the Food Supply Chain | with Darci Vetter

    Webinars

    Uncertainty Shocks: Measuring the Implications for International Trade and Economic Growth | featuring Nicholas Bloom

    Managing Risk in Agricultural Trade | featuring Tim Andriesen, Christine Pelletier, & Joe Stone