Trade Primer: 10 Things to Know About Trade
A joint presentation on key economic and legal basics important for understanding today’s fast-moving trade policy dynamics, including: tariffs and how they work; why we trade; the World Trade Organization dispute settlement system; what free trade agreements can achieve; trade remedy statutes; global supply chains, bilateral vs. multilateral negotiations, and more.
The Yeutter Institute's fall conference "What's on the Horizon for International Trade?" was presented in cooperation with the Nebraska Farm Bureau.
Matthew Schaefer
Matthew Schaefer is the Veronica Haggart and Charles Work Professor of International Trade Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law where he teaches courses in international trade law, international business transactions, international law and foreign relations law. He formerly worked as an international trade consultant to the National Governors’ Association and Western Governors’ Association and served as a director in the International Economic Affairs Office of the National Security Council (White House). He is a co-author of International Business Transactions: A Problem-Oriented Coursebook (West Publishing, 13th ed. 2019) and responsible for many of the trade law chapters in the book dealing with WTO, USMCA, GSP, AGOA, US customs law, sanctions and export controls. Professor Schaefer has published multiple articles in the Journal of International Economic Law and his most recent project focuses on regulation and trade of gene-edited crops and food.
