In this final episode of the Brettonomics podcast, Nancy Jacklin and her guest, the finance minister of Indonesia, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, have an insightful discussion about how emerging economies view trade and how this affects the Bretton Wood institutions.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati has been the finance minister of Indonesia since 2016. From 2010 to 2016 she was the managing director and chief operating officer of the World Bank.

In this episode, Nancy discusses the history of the WTO and its precursor, the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), with her guest Alan Wolff. This episode also delves into how the WTO has evolved since its creation and the role that emerging economies play within the institution.

From 2017 to 2021, Alan Wolff was the deputy director general of the WTO. He is also a former negotiator of international trade policy and agreements for the US government. From 1977 to 1979, he was the United States Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations.

Nancy Jacklin and her guest for this episode, Douglas Irwin, discuss key concepts related to international trade, such as free trade agreements, subsidies, and the challenges associated with international trade.

Douglas Irwin is a professor of economics at Dartmouth College and an expert on the economics of international trade. He previously worked for the Council of Economic Advisors and the Federal Reserve Board. The fifth edition of his book Free Trade Under Fire was published in 2020.