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McDowell Speaks With Marketplace About Europeans Selling Off US Treasurys
“Any mass sale of Treasurys like that would likely cause severe disruptions that not only impact the U.S., it would also impact European banks and the entire global economy,” says Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs.
See related: Economic Policy, Europe, Government, International Affairs, National Security, United States
Monarch Talks to Marketplace About Import Prices and Inflation
Import prices directly affect consumers, said Ryan Monarch, associate professor of economics. “Ten percent of all their expenditures are on imported products. And so sometimes import prices will be something that is moving overall inflation numbers around,” he told Marketplace.
See related: Federal, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Heflin Discusses Data on Food Insecurity Status, Cuts to SNAP With The Hill, Grist and Marketplace
“Monitoring the nation’s food security status is important in its own right and also because food insecurity is associated with a variety of negative health outcomes,” says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Federal, Food Security, United States
Monarch Discusses US Exports, Tariffs and International Trade With Marketplace
Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics, says if more U.S. tariffs are imposed, he expects other countries will impose tariffs on our exports too, making them more expensive. And that means they might buy less of what we’re selling in the future.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Monarch Talks to Marketplace About US Dollar Movements, the Fed and International Trade
Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics, says imported products are going to go up a bit in price. “Whether we’re talking about furniture from China, or we’re talking about bananas from Colombia, or whatever, dollar movements are going to make those things more expensive in the medium run,” he says.
See related: Economic Policy, International Affairs, Trade, United States
Zhang Comments on the Impact of Immigration Issues on AI Researchers in Marketplace Article
“Sixty-nine percent of those who currently live in the U.S. say that visa and immigration issues are a serious problem for them conducting AI research,” says Baobao Zhang, assistant professor of political science and senior research associate in the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute.
See related: Autonomous Systems, Government, U.S. Immigration, United States
Rutherford Talks to Marketplace About the United Auto Workers Strike
When automakers faced bankruptcy in 2008, auto workers faced a tough decision: lose jobs or agree to contract changes that would help the companies get a federal bailout. The union chose the latter. “This was a concession they had to make in order to sustain the bailouts and have some kind of recovery,” says Tod Rutherford, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Income, Labor, United States
McDowell Discusses the Financial Sanctions Targeting Russia with Marketplace and the Washington Post
Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell discussed the financial sanctions imposed by the West on Russia with Marketplace and in his article published in the Washington Post.
See related: International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Flores-Lagunes Speaks to Marketplace About Jobs Numbers
See related: Economic Policy, Labor, United States
Radcliffe quoted in Marketplace piece on companies, voter restrictions
See related: Ethics, Government, Labor, U.S. Elections, United States
Radcliffe comments on corporations' role in politics in Marketplace
See related: Ethics, Labor, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
Michelmore discusses the child tax credit on Marketplace
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, Health Policy, Income, Social Justice, State & Local, Taxation, United States
Lovely talks to Marketplace about Capitol riot, foreign investors
Professor Mary Lovely sees the nation in uncharted territory and is focused on the question of how much uncertainty was added into the system Wednesday.
See related: China, Government
Lovely talks to Marketplace about the impact of US suspending tariffs
See related: Economic Policy, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Lovely discusses the trade war, tariffs with Marketplace, PolitiFact
"When the price of these inputs go up, U.S. businesses find it harder to compete against non-U.S. competitors, even in the U.S. market," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Lovely talks to Marketplace about weaknesses in US manufacturing
"We’re seeing the slowdown hit the Midwest, the farm belt," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And a big slowdown in business investment, capital equipment purchases, is hitting states like Pennsylvania and Illinois."
See related: Agriculture, Trade, United States
Lovely discusses US-China trade war with Business Insider, Marketplace
"Higher taxes on these goods are likely to be highly regressive, in that lower and middle class Americans spend a higher portion of their income on these Chinese imports than do higher income Americans," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Lovely discusses US-China trade war with ABC News, Marketplace, Wall Street Journal
"I think that if President Trump goes through and raises these tariffs and then China retaliates, there will be a lot more pain and no gain," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Lovely provides an economic history of tariffs on Marketplace
"The economy has changed a lot since 1888 and in particular, when we think about who bears the burden of tariffs, we have to recognize the development of very complex supply chains for American companies," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.
See related: China, Federal, International Affairs, Tariffs, Trade, United States
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