July 7, 2019
Looking at manufacturing unemployment, we can ask if the Trade Adjustment Assistance program is one way to help workers adjust to a new economy.
June 25, 2019
Whereas the headlines tell us all about the impact of Chinese tariffs on the prices of U.S. goods, there is a hidden side that they have not mentioned.
June 17, 2019
Somewhat invisible, time determines whether central bankers and legislators have the accurate statistics that they need for economic policy.
June 10, 2019
June 3, 2019
When we look closely at U.S. imports from Mexico, we might be surprised when we see where their components were manufactured.
May 29, 2019
Like corporations, countries engage in branding when they change their name or try to influence what the world thinks about them and their products.
May 28, 2019
Hearing it directly from a soybean farmer, we can learn the impact of China's retaliatory tariff on U.S. farmers and of U.S. subsidies.
April 23, 2019
Through duties and washing machine tariffs, the U.S. government has created new incentives for manufacturers that harm consumers.
March 12, 2019
From the very beginning in 1922, Venezuela's oil industry fueled governmental decisions that created an incurable case of Dutch disease.
March 11, 2019
Avoided by Norway, Dutch disease is contracted by nations that let a commodity windfall dominate what they produce and spend.
March 6, 2019
While it depends where you look and the industries you select, you can see that U.S. manufacturing is now experiencing a modest rebound.
February 25, 2019
From U.S. farm income to Brazil's exports to a racing cargo ship, the impact of China's retaliatory soybean tariff has had a global impact.