International trade and development economist. American University SIS, DC, former Chief Economist at the World Trade Organization & Graduate Institute, Geneva.
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Joined April 2017
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Robert Koopman retweeted
New Factful Friday is up!
👉America's manufacturing GDP share has been falling since Eisenhower; its share of world manufacturing rose to 2000, collapsed up to 2012, and flatlined since.
🌟Today's Factful Friday decomposes the drop into three channels: less wanted, more imported, less home-made.
👉The most talked about driver didn’t happen. The home-made slice of US factory output actually grew.
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Robert Koopman retweeted
The @wto Chief Economist role is now open. I’ll be returning to the @ubscenter at @econ_uzh this summer, closing a chapter that has been the most rewarding of my career. Learn more and apply: wto.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en…
Robert Koopman retweeted
Proud of our World Trade Report released today. Please click on the link to find the key messages. Many thanks to our Chief Economist @OssaRalph and the team for putting this together in record time!
wto.org/english/res_e/booksp…
Our new World Trade Report is out. It shows that globalization is at a crossroads with first signs of fragmentation emerging. And it makes the case for integration to build a more secure, inclusive, and sustainable world. Here is my take on it:
wto.org/english/blogs_e/ce_r…
Robert Koopman retweeted
Our new World Trade Report is out. It shows that globalization is at a crossroads with first signs of fragmentation emerging. And it makes the case for integration to build a more secure, inclusive, and sustainable world. Here is my take on it:
wto.org/english/blogs_e/ce_r…
Robert Koopman retweeted
With Trump tariff proposals back in the news, perhaps time to recycle this -> wsj.com/articles/trade-truth… via @WSJopinion
Robert Koopman retweeted
How can we help make global supply chains more inclusive, sustainable and climate-friendly? Join DG @NOIweala and a diverse panel of experts today at 17:30 CET for the conversation at the @IMFNews-@WorldBank Spring Meetings 👉 bit.ly/3KYPvKW. #ReshapingDevelopment
Robert Koopman retweeted
Thank you @AusWTO for leading a thoughtful discussion on the @TradeExperettes “10 Quick Wins for Digital Trade” report. Read it and join the conversation on how we can turn our ambitions for digital trade into action tradeexperettes.org/report-2…
Robert Koopman retweeted
Comments are welcome👇🏻 this work is one of the first to analyze the effects of the @wto #TradeFacilitationAgreement. In brief: substantial trade effects result from PSI removals with notable heterogeneities.
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Heterogeneous Trade Effects of Pre-Shipment Inspections | Cosimo Beverelli, @MartinBraml , Lionel Gérard Fontagné, Alexander Keck, Gianluca Orefice | #EconTwitter cesifo.org/en/publikationen/…
Robert Koopman retweeted
Give it up for our esteemed advisor @LeilaBaghdadi !
She’s the featured in the @IEA_economics this month.
FEATURED ECONOMIST, July 2022
LEILA BAGHDADI
Leila is Professor of Economics at ESSECT, University of Tunis, where she holds the World Trade Organization Chair. She is an executive board member of the Central Bank of Tunisia.
Read more: iea-world.org/featured-econo…
Robert Koopman retweeted
AAA We issued a new database for researchers!! WTO tariff binding rates — the maximum upper bound rate at which a WTO member could set a tariff under WTO commitments — from 1996 to 2011. The database covers 143 members and 5,767 products at the HS6 level. Check it out! #WTO
Robert Koopman retweeted
Discussing how #trade can best diversify and strengthen supply chains @collegeofeurope’s conference on #OpenStrategicAutonony with @MartenWestrup @eu_eeas and @FabienGehl @Trade_EU 👉in @EU_Growth we work to anticipate strategic dependencies and supply distress @coe_alumni
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Tomorrow at 11am ET I will join @WhartonBizDaily for a special inflation discussion.
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What an amazing journey it’s been serving @NOIweala, as her special assistant and gender advisor, on her mission to deliver results to improve the lives and livelihoods of people through the @WTO! And deliver we did! #MC12
Celebrating #MC12 success. DGO staff in a lighter mood after 48hrs of no sleep. Thank you to my wonderful front office staff. Couldn’t have done it without your dedication, hard work & smiles even at the toughest moments when it seemed like it wouldn’t work.A heartfelt thank you!
Robert Koopman retweeted
Discussed with @NOIweala what more we can do to keep trade flowing while we navigate complex crises. I really appreciate the strong @WorldBank @wto collaboration on analysis including trade & health, subsidies & more to encourage constructive polices. #UnleashTrade
Robert Koopman retweeted
I am honored, and definitely humbled by the opportunity to present and reframe my autobiography "Dreaming Against the Current".
Thanks to the team and the Wheeler Institute
TOMORROW on #African History through the Lens of #Economics and the life @lwantchekon [@Princeton & @ASE_cotonou], in conversation with @DrNathanNunn [@Harvard]. Moussa Blimpo [@UofT ] will moderate.
Register ow.ly/eQW650HHHRX
Robert Koopman retweeted
How can we unlock #TradeFinance and promote inclusiveness in the trading system?
Tune in live on 29 Nov to watch @Diop_IFC & @NOIweala discuss how @IFC_org & @WTO can collaborate to bridge these gaps.
youtu.be/hzQuQHtGkR8
WATCH LIVE: Join IFC Managing Director @Diop_IFC & @WTO Director General @NOIweala as they discuss the importance of #TradeFinance and how the IFC & WTO can collaborate to identify solutions to unlock trade finance: youtu.be/hzQuQHtGkR8
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Women of Trade! At the G20 Trade ministers meeting in Sorrento with @annietrev @CokeHamilton @AmbassadorTai @mary_ng @RGrynspan @MarotoReyes and Claudia Dörr-Voß.
Robert Koopman retweeted
Look forward to the webinar on Data Governance and International Trade organized by the @wto with @AaronsonSusan @DataGovHub @jlopezgonzalez1 @nischg @JPTrachtman Martin Molinuevo & Lee Tuthill.
Register now at worldtradeorganization.zoom.….
Robert Koopman retweeted
It’s on now!
IS BLOCKCHAIN CHANGING TRADE?
Tune in to get to tap into @AlisaDiCap @inside_r3 & @EmmanuelleGanne @wto thoughts in our next webinar 📣THURSDAY MAY 20 @9 AM ET/ 1500 CET📣
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Robert Koopman retweeted
Hi @RBKoopman I'd also look at @WoanFoongWong work on entrepots and hubs, because this is likely to screw up the route structure of trade. Also I anticipate you'll start to see substitution to air cargo for critical deliveries, with a sharp increase in costs and Co2 emissions.