2025-02-14 · RCEP, tariffs, schedules
Reading RCEP schedules without drowning in PDFs
A practical path through legal notes, staging tables, and the moment you should stop scrolling and call counsel.
Daniel Okonkwo
Briefings
Journal
Longer-form notes from our trade economists and curriculum producers—specific, occasionally contrarian, never a sales funnel in disguise.
2024-11-03 · economics, manufacturing, diagnostics
When comparative advantage stories fail in the factory
Productivity differences are real; so are scale economies, learning curves, and policy wedges that textbooks compress into footnotes.
Elena Vogel
2025-01-21 · logistics, compliance, KPIs
Logistics KPIs that actually talk to trade compliance
On-time performance is vital; so are discrepancy rates, document rework hours, and HS-code drift across facilities.
Sofia Lindström
2024-09-30 · Thailand, ports, Incoterms
City networks and port choice: a Bangkok exporter sketch
Lane decisions blend carrier contracts, inland legs, and documentary habits—rarely a single “best” port.
Nattaya Prasert
2025-03-08 · writing, policy, capstone
Writing policy briefs that admit what you do not know
Executives forgive uncertainty; they resent hidden assumptions dressed as confidence.
Elena Vogel