Caroline Freund

Dean of the School of Global Policy and Strategy @UCSD; former @WorldBank; author of Rich People Poor Countries.

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

As a dean, it is heartbreaking when foreign students ask if they are safe studying here.

As an economist, I worry about the effects on our great country. My latest

https://t.co/1Ycr8XHrin

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

Diversification is hard. China controls a large share of global supply and US controls a large share of global demand. Other countries want to replace China in production--not so much in consumption, despite consumption being the ultimate goal.

[UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy @GPS_UCSD]

💸 Dean @CarolineFreund recently joined as an expert guest for a @planetmoney episode to discuss the bigger picture of trade policy. Freund also explains how "protectionism" can directly impact our daily consumption of basic goods like sugar. 🎧 https://t.co/vMLxG38bed #Tariffs

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

I’m against tariffs—a trade war would be terrible—but exaggerating their dangers could backfire. The biggest risk from raising tariffs has (so far) been dodged.
https://t.co/W1hxCabQUi

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

International students bring a diversity of views & experiences + education is a major US export.

Yet student visa appointments are scarce in select countries. Even allies like Japan. Makes me worry that student visas are now chips in trade negotiations.
https://t.co/xigrmYOAK2

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

Paper is here: https://t.co/OKwNBzHIVI

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

Controlling for transshipment and de minimis, we show that China is being replaced by . . China in US market.

As direct imports from China fall, goods entering through transshipment and de minimis increase.

Chapter 4 in The State of Globalisation | CEPR

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

@MarkSimonHK This is owing to the 2018 tariffs. That is why it is the change in import share from 2017 to 2023.

https://t.co/OKwNBzHIVI

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

@Jefft41377774 @scottlincicome Adjusting 2023 data for de minimis and transshipment, this is the change in each country's import share between 2017 (before any exceptional tariffs on China) and 2023.

[Annie Lee @anniesoyeanlee]

Join us at the 2025 Johns Hopkins Geoeconomics Conference! 😀

🗓️Friday, May 2, 2-7 PM
🎤Keynote: @m_maggiori
💬Policy Panel: @gilliantett @pogourinchas @CarolineFreund @JayCShambaugh Henry Farrell
🥂Reception
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[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

A great example of how University research saves lives. AI cameras developed and run out of UC San Diego spot wildfires before they spread. https://t.co/xskwGX4Zn9

[UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy @GPS_UCSD]

In this episode of "Driven to solve," professor @KyleLHandley addresses his research focus on the process of how policy is made – and in some cases, unmade – and how it can create uncertainty for people making economic, business or investment decisions: https://t.co/NgghNyhkR9

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

Using product-level data, I estimated the share of US imports from Mexico and Vietnam that are likely to be transshipped from China.

Full report here: 02072025-brief-identify-tariff-evasion-web.pdf

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

#3 in public universities! Two @GPS profs cited:

Jennifer Burney "studying why certain racial and ethnic groups in the US face higher exposure to urban heat."

Joshua Graff Zivin "examining the effects of extreme heat on labor"
https://t.co/ruwzUspS9i

[21st Century China @21CenturyChina]

The 2024 @SusanShirk1 Lecture on U.S.-China Relations by @FareedZakaria, renowned CNN host and author, to speak on a new path to U.S.-China relations, will be livestreamed here today at 5:30 p.m. PDT.
https://t.co/iOIJSMBLB9

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

I learned a lot in Tokyo from our amazing @GPS_UCSD alumni! Originally an International Relations and Pacific Studies (IRPS) program, we continue to have strong links with Asia.

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

And some good news for US-China relations. The pandas are back at San Diego Zoo!

[UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy @GPS_UCSD]

GPS was privileged to have alumna Liliana Ferrer-Silva ’91 — who serves as the Ambassador of Mexico to Thailand, concurrent in Cambodia — to address the Class of 2024. #GPSCommencement

[UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy @GPS_UCSD]

Commencement marks the end of your time as a student at GPS, but it’s only the beginning of your journey to making your mark on global affairs. Congratulations, Class of 2024! #GPSCommencement #GPSProud

[Caroline Freund @CarolineFreund]

This incredible tool from @KyleLHandley @GPS_UCSD lets you examine Biden tariffs and trade.

Examples:

Immediate 100% tariffs on goods we don't import from China, like cars

Delayed 25% tariffs on goods w/ hi dependence on China, like magnets

https://t.co/GJS0WFX7wa