Filtered by: Economic Policy
Does Crisis Lending Help China Win Friends and Influence People?
The article, co-authored by Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs Daniel McDowell, was published in World Development.
See related: China, Economic Policy
McDowell Discusses the Petrodollar Era and Currency Debasement With DW News, Financial Times
“There is an instrumental reason to start warning people about currency debasement, even if you don’t deep down think it’s real, if you profit from this,” says Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs.
McDowell Speaks With Newsweek About the Economic Impact of the War in Iran
Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs, says he is concerned the conflict could “result in renewed attacks from the White House on the independence of the Federal Reserve. As oil prices rise and put upward pressure on prices, this makes it less likely that the Fed will cut rates, something President Trump has been demanding for his entire second presidency.”
See related: Conflict, Economic Policy, Federal, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, United States
Does the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Help Workers? Hamersma Discusses in Wisconsin Watch Article
“They’re [employers] not passing it along to the workers in the form of higher wages. They’re just sort of being like, ‘Awesome, I got more money,’” says Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Congress, Economic Policy, Income, Inequality, Labor, United States
Monarch Quoted in WGRZ Article on the Economic Impact of the Conflict in the Middle East
“It's true that there's a direct feedback into the gasoline prices that people face at the pump. But it's such an important commodity for all of the other production that goes on in our economy,” says Ryan Monarch, associate professor of economics.
See related: Economic Policy, International Affairs, Middle East & North Africa, United States
Mitra Weighs In on the US Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling in Hindustan Times Article
“A prudent approach for India is to let uncertainties arising out of the SCOTUS ruling resolve themselves to the extent possible before finalizing the trade deal,” says Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.
See related: Federal, India, International Affairs, International Agreements, SCOTUS, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Rising Waters, Falling Taxes: The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Property Tax Assessments in NYC
Co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, the study was published in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
See related: Housing, Natural Disasters, New York City, State & Local, Taxation
Rothenberg Speaks With VoxDev About His Research on Special Economic Zones in Indonesia
See related: Economic Policy, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Taxation
McDowell Discusses the Shifting Sentiment on the Dollar in Atlantic Council Article
”The president’s decision to shrug off dollar depreciation fits within a broader pattern, suggesting that the White House is comfortable with a weaker dollar because they view it as a tool to address global trade imbalances. However, this strategy carries risks: it could help rebalance the U.S. trade deficit but would also likely erode returns for foreign investors,” says Daniel McDowell, professor of political science.
See related: Economic Policy, Federal, International Affairs, Trade, United States
Cohen Quoted in Marketplace Article on How Tariff Rates are Calculated by the Trump Administration
The U.S. is placing tariffs on other countries for making successful products—not because they’re acting unfairly toward the U.S., says Andrew Wender Cohen, professor of history. “Imagine there's a country that's producing something very inexpensively that people make a lot of use out of. You're basically saying, ‘Well, we want to punish you for that.’”
See related: Federal, International Affairs, Tariffs, Trade, United States
McDowell Speaks With the AP and The World About the Value of Gold, US Trade Partners and the Dollar
There’s been “a real rupture in the way we think about how the world order, if we want to call it that, functions,” says Daniel McDowell, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of International Affairs. In moments of instability, he explains, buying gold has historically been a sort of “psychological reaction” for some hoping to find a safe place for their money.
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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
Griffiths Comments on the US’s Ability to Acquire Greenland in La Presse Article
“The executive power is less hampered than we normally see, but that doesn't mean that there are no constraints,” says Ryan Griffiths, professor of political science.
See related: Congress, Europe, Federal, International Affairs, National Security, Tariffs, United States
Monarch Speaks to Newsweek About the DOJ's Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Jerome Powell
See related: Economic Policy, Federal, United States
Colleen Heflin Examines Impact of Changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program
The Maxwell professor and fellow researchers are supported by the University of Wisconsin and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
See related: Child & Elder Care, Economic Policy, Grant Awards, Labor, United States
Mitra Article on Trump’s 2025 Trade Policy Published on Moneycontrol.com
“Completely ignored was the basic economics of trade deficits and surpluses, which says that trade balances are governed not really by trade policies but by macroeconomic conditions and policies,” says Devashish Mitra, professor of economics.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Palmer Article on Reforming and Protecting Social Security Published in The Hill
“It is time to wake up, break the gridlock, and take steps to address a range of large and growing challenges that threaten our collective future—including the need to make the Social Security system both solvent and sustainable,” says University Professor and Dean Emeritus John Palmer and his co-authors.
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Estévez-Abe Discusses Japan’s Economic Issues and PM Sanae Takaichi With Agence France Presse, DW
“I don't think Takaichi's budget, or anything she has stated so far, addresses any of the core underlying factors,” says Margarita Estévez-Abe, associate professor of political science.
See related: East Asia, Economic Policy, Government, International Affairs
Mitra Quoted in LA Times Article on Costco Suing the Trump Administration to Reclaim Tariff Payments
“Whether Costco is successful through its lawsuit in getting compensated for the tariffs that it has already paid on its imports really depends on the Supreme Court’s decision on whether the president has the legal authority to impose tariffs,” says Devashish Mitra, professor of economics.
See related: Federal, International Affairs, SCOTUS, Tariffs, Trade, United States
Jiahuan Lu Weighs In on Challenges facing US-Based Charities in WalletHub Article
“As government—especially federal—support recedes, competition for philanthropic dollars and other revenue sources is likely to intensify significantly,” says Jiahuan Lu, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
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