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Read articles published by experts in economics and global trade from the OEC team.

ReadAug, 2023When is a Chain NOT a Chain? Does China's Dominance in Critical Supply Chains Strengthen or Weaken the Global Economy?

By Gilberto García

Green technology from China drives innovation and sustainability. But does reliance on one nation's expertise create risk and increase the need for international cooperation in a time of geopolitical tensions?

ReadAug, 2023Storm on the Sun: China's Solar Flare Dominates An Emerging Technology

By Gilberto García

ReadJune, 2023A Climate Catastrophe. El Niño Meets the Great U.S. Drought: A Global Food Crisis Looms

By Gilberto García

ReadJune, 2023Green Shift: How Renewable Energy is Powering a Global Trade Revolution

By Gilberto García

ReadMay, 2023Decoding the Secrets of Global Trade: The Power of Bill of Lading Data

By Gilberto García

ReadMay, 2023Harnessing Complexity: The Path to Mexico's Green-Tech Future

By Gilberto García

ReadApr, 2023Multidimensional economic complexity and inclusive green growth

By Stojkoski, Koch, & Hidalgo

ReadApr, 2023One More Time: China and Africa Collaborating for a sustainable future

By Gilberto García

ReadMar, 2023How Trade Bounced Back in 2021: Four Trends You Need to Know

By Gilberto García

ReadMar, 2023Electrifying Times: The Surge of the Electric Mobility Revolution

By Gilberto García

ReadFeb, 2023From Trade Wars to Trench Wars: How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Disrupted Global Trade

By Gilberto García

ReadJan, 20232022 Trade Highlights: Record Growth, but a Slowdown in Manufacturing

By Gilberto García

ReadJan, 2023When China and the US have a trade war, Mexico wins

By Gilberto García

ReadDec, 2022Glimpse Into China's Economic Slowdown After Lockdowns.

By Gilberto García

ReadNov, 2022Indian cotton yarn exports drop 61% in the first three quarters of 2022

By Gilberto García

ReadOct, 2022Made in Britain. Can UK manufacturing get its mojo back?

By Gilberto García

ReadOct, 2022New export controls aim to limit China's development of high-end chips with AI applications. Would they work?

By Gilberto García

ReadSept, 2022Bottlenecks in the Fertilizer Industry are a threat to the food supply

By Gilberto García

ReadSept, 2022How Climate Change is Disrupting the Global Food Chain

By Gilberto García

ReadAugust, 2022What the U.S. climate law means for international trade

By Gilberto García

ReadJuly, 2022Bavaria's Dependency on Russian gas runs deep

By Gilberto García

ReadJuly, 2022As China's mortgage crisis deepens, imports of products used in new residential construction fell by 15% in June

By Gilberto García

ReadJune, 2022How Russia is winning the trade war

By Gilberto García

ReadMAY, 2022How COVID changed international trade

By Gilberto García

ReadAPR, 2022Supply Chain bottlenecks for the car industry continue

By Gilberto García

ReadAPR, 2022Palladium, catalytic converters, and the challenges of economic sanctions

By Gilberto García

ReadMAR, 20222020 trends in Economic Complexity

By César A. Hidalgo

ReadMAR, 2022The other sunflower seeds war

By Gilberto García

ReadMAR, 2022How will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affect global food access?

By Gilberto García

ReadJAN, 2022How China & Korea Became Leaders in Electric Vehicle Exports

By Gilberto García

ReadOCT, 2021The Supply Chain Was Messy. Then COVID Happened

By Gilberto García

ReadSEPT, 2021The effects of climate change on Brazilian Coffee Exports

By Gilberto García

ReadAUG, 2021Haiti’s elusive path to development might begin with T-shirts

By Gilberto García

ReadJuly, 2021Cuba's Outlawed Path Towards Economic Prosperity Might Finally Get a Shot

By Gilberto García