Free trade agreements
Free trade agreements can remove trade barriers and increase the flow of goods and services between countries. We assess various agreements – whether multilateral, plurilateral or bilateral – to understand how FTAs can impact the global economy and individual countries.
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Stephen Olson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Andrea Durkin
Editor-in-Chief, TradeVistas, and Founder of Sparkplug, LLC
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Cheryl Tan
Associate Director – Marketing and Communications, Hinrich Foundation
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Michael Akman
Chief Operating Officer, Hinrich Foundation
Alex Boome
Chief Executive Officer
Merle A Hinrich
Chairman, Hinrich Foundation
Kathryn Dioth
Chief Executive Officer, Hinrich Foundation
Alice Calder
Contributor Writer, TradeVista