“The New Political Economy of U.S. Trade” with David Lake in Current History magazine. We survey the Trump Admin’s trade policies, provide historical perspective, and analyze the expected impact on the US and the intl trading system. Available here blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

Podcast on the Cost of Geoeconomic Coercion. Listen at imf.org/podcasts or any of the links below: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Dun... YouTube: music.youtube.com/watch?v=rCCM... YouTube Music: youtube.com/watch?v=7tk6...

Political economy of geoeconomics. In a comment on Clayton Maggiori Schreger, “Putting Economics Back Into Geoeconomics,” I argue we cannot understand geoeconomics without political economy. Now in the NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2026, available here. blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

The end of an era. Now in print, an argument that the post-war era is coming to an end.  In the LSE Public Policy Review 4, No. 2 (2026), available here: blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

In this piece for LSE's EUROPP blog, @jafrieden.bsky.social and I summarize recent research in @eupthejournal.bsky.social on the relationship between UI generosity and support for populist political parties in Europe. The full article can be found here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Can welfare states contain populism? New research finds that countries with more generous welfare spending exhibit lower levels of populist support. ✍ @chasefoster.bsky.social & Jeffry Frieden @eupthejournal.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

The end of an era. Now in print, an argument that the post-war era is coming to an end. In the LSE Public Policy Review 4, No. 2 (2026), available here: blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

Now on Early View: 'Was freedom road a dead end? Socio-economic effects of Reconstruction in the American South'. By Jeffry Frieden, Richard S. Grossman & Daniel Lowery. @jafrieden.bsky.social @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @harvard.edu #EHS100 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

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We investigate how Reconstruction affected Black socio-economic advancement after the American Civil War. We use the location of federal troops and Freedmen's bureau offices to indicate more intensiv...

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While we wait for SCOTUS to rule on the legality Trump's tariffs, the latest @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social episode w/ @jafrieden.bsky.social explains the consequences of Trump's trade war for the US as a global economic leader. Spoiler alert: it's not good. @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social

The Chalkboard Politics Podcast@chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Other countries are striking deals without the United States. Does this hurt our position as a global economic leader? Tune in to hear our students address this question with Professor @jafrieden.bsky.social! Listen to the full podcast now: goodauthority.org/news/will-ta...

What are tariffs, really? They’re talked about everywhere — in politics, in the news, in classes — but what’s the simple explanation? Tune in to hear Professor @jafrieden.bsky.social define a tariff! Listen: goodauthority.org/news/will-ta...

In the latest episode of Chalkboard Politics, @jafrieden.bsky.social talks about what makes Trump’s tariffs different this time. Will tariffs unravel the global economic order? 🎧 Listen: goodauthority.org/news/will-ta... ✍️ @profsaunders.bsky.social

Will tariffs unravel the global economic order? 🎧

Donald Trump has declared himself the “tariff king.” Though Trump has backed away from some of his most extreme tariff […]

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“Will tariffs unravel the global economic order?” I spoke with Chalkboard Politics (and a couple of former students) about what’s American trade policy and world trade more generally. The podcast is now live on Podbean, Apple Podcasts and Spotify, for example goodauthority.org/news/will-ta...

Will tariffs unravel the global economic order? 🎧

Donald Trump has declared himself the “tariff king.” Though Trump has backed away from some of his most extreme tariff […]

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"The New Political Economy of U.S. Trade.” In this guest contribution to Menzie Chinn's great econbrowser.com I summarize some of the analytical points made in a recent article David Lake and I wrote. econbrowser.com/archives/202...

“The New Political Economy of U.S. Trade” David Lake and me on Trump trade policies. We provide historical perspective, summarize the expected impact on the US and the intl trading system, and analyze implications for understanding the IPE. Available here blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

"The costs of coercion," paper presented at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on November 21. I evaluate some of the implications of using economic policies for non-economic - geopolitical - purposes. Paper here: blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jaf81/files/...

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"Retreat from Globalization? Current U.S. Policies and Historical Precedents." I spoke with Michael Klein of @EconoFactOrg about the current state of international economic affairs. The podcast is here: econofact.org/podcast/retr...

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Jeffry Frieden on the forces driving a splintering in globalization, and the present and past linkages between domestic politics and international economics.

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“The end of an era?” Talk at the World Economic Forum, Tianjin, June 25, 2025 www.weforum.org/meetings/ann...

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Global public debt stands at around 94% of GDP, constraining governments' ability to fund critical growth-promoting investment in infrastructure, education and technology. How can innovative financi...

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"Globalization: Lessons from History, Risks for Today" Webinar and transcript of a conversation on current international developments -- and whether we are at the end of an era. Webinar here: absolute-strategy.zoom.us/rec/play/Tn5...

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"Globalization: Lessons from History and Risks for Today,” a webinar-conversation between me and David Bowers of Absolute Strategy Research in London. Available here: absolute-strategy.zoom.us/rec/play/CVl...

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I look forward to moderating an IGP/SIPA webinar on Tariffs and their Implications with a dynamite group of experts. Wednesday 4/30 at 2PM. You can register here: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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How are tariffs reshaping global markets? In this timely Institute of Global Politics webinar, Columbia SIPA Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science Jeffry Frieden moderate...

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