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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 42 MIN

How US economic policy is interacting with the global economy today

from Trending Globally: Politics and Policy

On this episode, Watson School Dean and economist John Friedman talks with economist Sebnem Kalemli Ozcan about how U.S. economic policy in the last year has changed the American economy, how those changes have rippled throughout the global economic and financial system, and what it means for America’s place in a rapidly evolving international order. Sebnem Kalemli Ozcan is a professor of economics at Brown and the director of the Global Linkages Lab, a collaborative research hub dedicated to deepening our understanding of globalization. Starting in July, she'll also be serving as the director of the Watson School’s Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance. John Friedman is Vascellaro Family Dean of the Watson School, and Briger Family Distinguished Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs Watch this episode of Trending Globally on YouTube.

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