TPRForumTRADE POLICY RESEARCH FORUM
A meeting place for researchers and practitioners to explore new evidence, exchange ideas, and understand what it means for trade policy.
Managed on a pro bono basis by Ben Shepherd of Developing Trade Consultants.
WHY WE COME TOGETHER
The Trade Policy Research Forum provides a space where new research can be critically discussed and its practical policy implications better understood.
We connect economists, political scientists, lawyers, public policy specialists, and practitioners from around the world. Our conversations bridge communities and disciplines, making research accessible beyond its immediate academic audience.
Researchers and practitioners at every stage of their careers are welcome—as are students. Come to learn, contribute, and ask questions.
Managed on a pro bono basis by Ben Shepherd of Developing Trade Consultants.
FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
Methods for estimating trade effects and interpreting policy counterfactuals.
Explore collection →Technology, digital services, and the changing tools of trade research.
Explore collection →Environmental regulation, sustainability standards, and fisheries.
Explore collection →Trade agreements, tariffs, strategic competition, and fragmentation.
Explore collection →Firms, production networks, and the distribution of opportunities from trade.
Explore collection →Practical conversations about careers, consulting, and communicating evidence.
Explore collection →THE WEBINAR LIBRARY
Explore the conversations, revisit the evidence, and discover something new. Watch recordings from across our webinar series.
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FROM RESEARCH TO POLICY
Takeaways, questions, and qualifications from our recorded sessions. Each brief links back to the discussion.
2026-09
Speakers from OECD, Global Trade Alert and UN Trade and Development describe AI-assisted research, regulatory data collection and access to evidence. Their message is to formalize tasks, sources and expert verification. Q&A exposes confidentiality and source-coverage limits that a better model alone cannot resolve.
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2026-04
Ahmad Lashkaripour demonstrates a fast tariff-war model and public dashboard, then discusses what their results depend on: strategic retaliation, elasticities, welfare definitions, and production structure. The conversation makes clear why an accessible interface still needs careful economic interpretation.
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2025-07
Ugandan procurement raises suppliers’ sales but crowds out their private business without clear evidence of lasting capacity expansion. Filippo Santi and Anirudh Shingal distinguish commercial gains for contractors from the broader development and trade objectives governments hope procurement will deliver.
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