Soumaya Keynes is the economics and trade correspondent at The Economist. She writes for the print edition and the Free Exchange blog. Before joining The Economist Soumaya did research on the public finances and pensions at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, an economic research institute. Before that Soumaya worked in the Banking and Credit team at Her Majesty’s Treasury in London. Soumaya has an M.Phil. and B.A. in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge. She is co-host of a weekly podcast on trade economics called Trade Talks. Check out the books, links and resources mentioned in this episode at www.economicrockstar.com/soumayakeynes Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/economicrockstar