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The economic consequences of Mr Trump: what the trade war means for the world

Hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science

In-person public event (Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House)

Speaker

Philip Coggan

Philip Coggan

Chair

Professor Richard Davies

Professor Richard Davies

Donald Trump has upended the system of global economic and financial cooperation that helped to bring prosperity after World War Two. His rationale is based on a foolish misunderstanding of corporate supply chains, tariffs and the decline in manufacturing employment. Whatever level of tariffs is finally reached, his chaotic decision-making has caused untold damage.

Meet our speaker and chair

Philip Coggan is a former Economist and Financial Times journalist. In 2009, he was voted Senior Financial Journalist of the Year in the Wincott awards and best communicator in the Business Journalist of the Year Awards. Among his books are The Money Machine; Paper Promises; the highly acclaimed More: The 10,000-Year Rise of the World Economy and Surviving the Daily Grind.

Richard Davies is an economist and author. He teaches courses on economics and data science in the School of Public Policy at LSE. Richard is the Director of the UK’s Economics Observatory and the LSE’s Growth Co-Lab, a joint project with Harvard University providing advice to governments on inclusive growth. He is the author of Extreme Economies, and Making Sense of the Modern Economy.

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