Trade Economist (PhD) | Research @odi.global on trade policy & regional development in Africa, South Asia & Latin America | Data nerd | Views are my own Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agprachihttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3mcxcr7g2w225Our article is now live! One year in, US tariffs have delivered higher costs at home, limited reshoring, and few clear winners. Strong politics, weak economics. Read the evidence here: https://theconversation.com/after-a-year-of-trump-who-are-the-winners-and-losers-from-us-tariffs-273925 #TradePolicy #Economics #Tariffs #EvidenceBasedPolicy @odi.global21 Jan 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxcr7g2w225https://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3m254yxy3ws2gNew in @foreignpolicy.com: With the #AGOA expiry, US tariffs put women garment workers at risk - real lives at stake. Proud my @odi.global research on #pinktariffs informed this piece by @clairecozens.bsky.social. #Tradepolicy mustn’t deepen inequality. Read here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/30/women-workers-fashion-textile-manufacturing-trump-tariffs/01 Oct 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m254yxy3ws2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3luvihkwprc2oWhen leaders sign historic #trade deals, do they truly consider the women impacted on the ground? In my latest blog for ODI Global I review the hits and misses in the recently signed UK-India trade agreement (CETA) 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 Read here: https://odi.org/en/insights/how-the-uk-india-trade-deal-shapes-womens-economic-empowerment/ #WomenInTrade #UKIndiaCETA #EconSky26 Jul 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3luvihkwprc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3lmjsbxbfms2qTrump’s reciprocal tariffs are gender-biased. ⛔️women earn less than men 💰US MFN tariffs on women’s clothing are higher 🛍️new US tariffs (weighted average) on women’s clothing are higher too Women will now have to spend more than men on basic consumer goods in the US due to a #pinktax. #econsky [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmjsbxbfms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3lmjs25636k2qWhat a fun read! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmjs25636k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3llypphc5ws2bThe new reciprocal tariffs are not reciprocal, and do not depend on tariffs faced by US exports. What’s more interesting is that they will not only harm many countries, but will affect them differently. What’s crazier you ask? US will be impacted too! Read here: https://odi.org/en/insights/us-implements-sweeping-reciprocal-tariffs-igniting-global-economic-challenges/ #econsky04 Apr 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llypphc5ws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3llyp6tepg22bMy colleagues, @jodiekeane.bsky.social and Bernardo Arce at @odi-trade.bsky.social, (with minor inputs from me) have done a brilliant and timely analysis on how LDCs will be penalised due to Trump’s liberation day tariffs. #econsky #tariffs Read it here: https://tessforum.org/latest/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-penalizing-vulnerable-economies04 Apr 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyp6tepg22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3llvf7sox222yWhat a time to be alive and a trade economist! #econsky03 Apr 2025 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvf7sox222yhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3lf324vcu6k2m🍊 ‘Under the Tangerine Sun: The Creative Economy in Global Cities’🍊 Today, the creative economy agenda is more urgent than ever. These industries are pivotal to building sustainable cities, supporting international trade and tourism, & advancing global cultural diplomacy. 🎭 🖼️ 🎨 🖌️ #econsky [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jan 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf324vcu6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3ldvetfpu7s2l Accessing territory, alienating allies, seizing resources-> we let them become the centre of the world, the most powerful nation and even elect a “insert apropos noun”. Now we are reaping what we sowed. Frightening doesn’t even begin to describe what the future holds. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2024 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvetfpu7s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3ld4ayzhank2uWhat an excellent conversation with Terser on their podcast! We focused on Nigeria’s digital economy and opportunities under the #AfCFTA. Read more here: https://odi.org/en/publications/advancing-implementation-of-the-afcfta-protocol-on-digital-trade-in-nigeria/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2024 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4ayzhank2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3lbjs4nfiwk23“the same actors and networks who control seemingly harmless trade, such as crops or medicine, also control illegal and dangerous supply chains such as narcotics and weapons” in the Middle East. How can new trade policies address this challenge? [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbjs4nfiwk23https://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3lbjrs7mprk23One of the biggest issues in accessing credit by women entrepreneurs is the lack of collateral/ assets. How do we solve that and increase the availability and access to credit to grow businesses? ⬇️🚺🙋🏻‍♀️💰⏬ [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbjrs7mprk23https://bsky.app/profile/prachiagarwal.bsky.social/post/3laxhtpvbgc2wI know we’re fixated on Trump’s tariffs, but has anyone seen his new cabinet?15 Nov 2024 03:49 +0000at://did:plc:qt2og72fzmryfd7gmk5gsdkv/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxhtpvbgc2w