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School of Global Policy and Strategy School of Global Policy and Strategy

Trade and Commerce

Commerce is concerned with facilitating the exchange of goods and services in the economy, while trade simply means buying and selling these things in return for money. GPS professors are dedicated to studying the ways that organizations can stay competitive in the global economy using these principles.

Faculty and Research

Related Faculty

  • Achyuta Adhvaryu

    Achyuta Adhvaryu

    Tata Chancellor’s Professor of Economics; Director, 21st Century India Center

    Research Fields: development economics, organizational economics, labor economics, health economics

  • John Ahlquist

    John Ahlquist

    Professor; Director, Pacific Leadership Fellows Program

    Research Fields: political economy, comparative politics, labor market institutions, income inequality, international trade

  • Caroline Freund

    Caroline Freund

    Dean

    Research Fields: international finance, trade policy, economic growth, regional integration

  • Kyle Handley

    Kyle Handley

    Associate Professor; Rafael and Marina Pastor Chancellor’s Endowed GPS Faculty Fellow

    Research Fields: international trade, investment, uncertainty and firm employment dynamics.

  • Jim Lambright

    Jim Lambright

    Professor of Practice

    Research Fields: business, energy policy, global finance

  • Munseob Lee

    Munseob Lee

    Assistant Professor; Director, Korea-Pacific Program

    Research Fields: macroeconomics, economic growth, development economics, Korean economy

Related Research Centers and Programs

  • 21st Century China Center

    21st Century China Center

    Aiming to deepen public knowledge and understanding of contemporary China and strengthen U.S.-China relations, this center promotes active discourse on China’s domestic evolution and its international engagement.
  • 21st Century India Center

    21st Century India Center

    Aiming to foster the success of India and U.S.-India relations through research, education and action.

  • Peter F. Cowhey Center on Global Transformation

    Peter F. Cowhey Center on Global Transformation

    Examining central questions about economic growth, equality and market change in the Pacific, this center brings together the worlds of academic inquiry and policy analysis.
  • Center for Commerce and Diplomacy

    Center for Commerce and Diplomacy

    For the advancement of worldwide peace and prosperity, our mission is to produce high-quality research that informs government and business leaders about the challenges and institutions of international commercial diplomacy in a changing world. Launching in late 2019.