Phil Levy

Phil Levy is the chief economist at Flexport and a former senior economist for trade on the Council of Economic Advisers in the George W. Bush administration.

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Shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles
Shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles

All Roads to a Better Trade Deal Lead Through the WTO

Argument
Phil Levy, Chad P. Bown
Vice President George H.W. Bush at a press conference on April 7, 1983 in Helsinski. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)
Vice President George H.W. Bush at a press conference on April 7, 1983 in Helsinski. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

History Will Remember George H.W. Bush Kindly

Elephants in the Room
William Tobey, Kori Schake, Phil Levy, Peter D. Feaver, Daniel Runde, Will Inboden
A preserved human specimen plays chess at the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany on Nov. 16, 2006. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
A preserved human specimen plays chess at the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany on Nov. 16, 2006. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

Trump Is Losing His Own 3D Chess Game

Elephants in the Room
Phil Levy
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 10. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 10. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Will Be Haunted by the Ghost of TPP

Elephants in the Room
Phil Levy
Photo taken on January 11, 2011 shows containers stacked up at a terminal in the southeastern port city of Busan. South Korea's economy grew at an eight-year high of 6.1 percent last year, the central bank said on January 26, 2011, with fourth-quarter growth slowing compared with July-September but rising from a year earlier. AFP PHOTO / PARK JI-HWAN (Photo credit should read PARK JI-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo taken on January 11, 2011 shows containers stacked up at a terminal in the southeastern port city of Busan. South Korea's economy grew at an eight-year high of 6.1 percent last year, the central bank said on January 26, 2011, with fourth-quarter growth slowing compared with July-September but rising from a year earlier. AFP PHOTO / PARK JI-HWAN (Photo credit should read PARK JI-HWAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump Is Considering the Worst Possible Response to the North Korean Threat

Elephants in the Room
Phil Levy
US President Donald Trump prepares to sign several executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, January 23, 2017. Trump on Monday signed three orders on withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, freezing the hiring of federal workers and hitting foreign NGOs that help with abortion. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump prepares to sign several executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, January 23, 2017. Trump on Monday signed three orders on withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, freezing the hiring of federal workers and hitting foreign NGOs that help with abortion. / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

3 Strategies U.S. Trade Partners Should Pursue Post-TPP

Elephants in the Room
Phil Levy
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 21: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests at a campaign rally on December 21, 2015 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The full-house event was repeatedly interrupted by protestors. Trump continues to lead the most polls in the race for the Republican nomination for president. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 21: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guests at a campaign rally on December 21, 2015 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The full-house event was repeatedly interrupted by protestors. Trump continues to lead the most polls in the race for the Republican nomination for president. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Turf War Before Trade War

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
TOPSHOT - A copy of the local Chinese magazine Global People with a cover story that translates to "Why did Trump win" is seen with a front cover portrait of US president-elect Donald Trump at a news stand in Shanghai on November 14, 2016. Chinese President Xi Jinping and US president-elect Donald Trump agreed November 14 to meet "at an early date" to discuss the relationship between their two powers, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - A copy of the local Chinese magazine Global People with a cover story that translates to "Why did Trump win" is seen with a front cover portrait of US president-elect Donald Trump at a news stand in Shanghai on November 14, 2016. Chinese President Xi Jinping and US president-elect Donald Trump agreed November 14 to meet "at an early date" to discuss the relationship between their two powers, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. / AFP / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)

A Different Kind of Pivot to Asia

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 16: (L to R) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets his newly selected vice presidential running mate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, as he takes the stage during an event at the Hilton Midtown Hotel, July 16, 2016 in New York City. On Friday, Trump announced on Twitter that he chose Pence to be his running mate. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images))
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 16: (L to R) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets his newly selected vice presidential running mate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, as he takes the stage during an event at the Hilton Midtown Hotel, July 16, 2016 in New York City. On Friday, Trump announced on Twitter that he chose Pence to be his running mate. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images))

Trade Under Trump

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 16: (L to R) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduces his newly selected vice presidential running mate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, during an event at the Hilton Midtown Hotel, July 16, 2016 in New York City. On Friday, Trump announced on Twitter that he chose Pence to be his running mate. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 16: (L to R) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump introduces his newly selected vice presidential running mate Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, during an event at the Hilton Midtown Hotel, July 16, 2016 in New York City. On Friday, Trump announced on Twitter that he chose Pence to be his running mate. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Now That Trump has Picked Pence, How Will the GOP Handle Trade?

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 05: Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers on April 5, 2016 in Birmingham, England. The UK will vote on whether or not to remain in the European Union on June 23, 2016. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 05: Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers on April 5, 2016 in Birmingham, England. The UK will vote on whether or not to remain in the European Union on June 23, 2016. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Four Economic Questions on Brexit

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
Ministerial Representatives from 12 countries take part in the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in Auckland on February 4, 2016. / AFP / MICHAEL BRADLEY (Photo credit should read MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP/Getty Images)
Ministerial Representatives from 12 countries take part in the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in Auckland on February 4, 2016. / AFP / MICHAEL BRADLEY (Photo credit should read MICHAEL BRADLEY/AFP/Getty Images)

Have Old Ideas About NAFTA Hurt the TPP?

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
GUANGAN, CHINA: Workers assemble goods at a Hong Kong-China joint-venture factory manufacturing wigs and other hair products for export to Africa, Europe and the Americas, as well as the domestic market, 22 August 2004 in Guangan, in southwest China's Sichuan province. China is facing increasing pressure to create employment at a time when jobs are being wiped out at an unprecedented rate as state enterprises downsize and agriculture offers too few opportunities for work. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
GUANGAN, CHINA: Workers assemble goods at a Hong Kong-China joint-venture factory manufacturing wigs and other hair products for export to Africa, Europe and the Americas, as well as the domestic market, 22 August 2004 in Guangan, in southwest China's Sichuan province. China is facing increasing pressure to create employment at a time when jobs are being wiped out at an unprecedented rate as state enterprises downsize and agriculture offers too few opportunities for work. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Did China Trade Cost the United States 2.4 Million Jobs?

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
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Donald Trump Is a Disaster for Trade

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
US Trade Representative Michael Froman speaks during a press conference at the Office of the US Trade Representative in Washington, DC, December 8, 2015. Froman announced that the US has filed a dispute with the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding China imposing taxes on imported aircraft and parts, including those made in the US, while exempting Chinese aircraft and parts, which is prohibited under WTO rules. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
US Trade Representative Michael Froman speaks during a press conference at the Office of the US Trade Representative in Washington, DC, December 8, 2015. Froman announced that the US has filed a dispute with the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding China imposing taxes on imported aircraft and parts, including those made in the US, while exempting Chinese aircraft and parts, which is prohibited under WTO rules. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB / AFP / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

The Trade Endgame

Shadow Government
Phil Levy
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