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President Trump Spurs Trade War with World
Mary E. Lovely, a professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Associated Press article, “Trump Jabbed First. and Now World Hits Back in Trade Fight.” “President Trump is creating a trade war with the entire world…
Chinese Firms Avoiding The Burden Of Tariffs
Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, was quoted by Reuters for the story “Surprises lurk in Trump’s China tariff list, from thermostats to vaping devices.” The first round of the $34 billion tariffs are set to take…
What the Trump Administration Gets Wrong on Trade
The following essay was written by Jason Dedrick, a professor with Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, Kenneth L. Kraemer with the University of California, Irvine and Greg Linden with the University of California, Berkeley. The Trump administration’s tariffs on China have…
Trump’s Aggressive Stance on Trade Can Create Risks
Mary Lovely, professor of economics in the Maxwell School, spoke with the Associated Press for the story, “Why Trump’s Combative Trade Stance Towards Allies Poses Risk“: With specialties being in international trade and investment Lovely states,“People keep saying, ‘We’re going…
Did Tariffs Affect the Great Depression?
Sen. Ben Sasse explains in PolitiFact how the current trade war is “dumb” and “a road we’ve already been down.” Now, the question is, is this true? According to the article it is, but the question is still up for debate….
US-Canada Trade Tiff Creating Uncertainty on Both Sides of Border
Relations between the U.S. and Canada continue to grow even colder, following last weekend’s war of words at the G7 Summit and President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau’s escalating trade tiff. Professor Peter Koveos is the Department Chair in Finance…
US and EU in Game of Trade Chicken
As President Trump continues ongoing trade debates with the European Union, Maxwell professor Mary Lovely says that discussions will likely continue until the US gets some type of concession, no matter how small, from the EU. “It really depends on…
China and U.S. Battle for Trade War Advantage
As the United States and China continue to battle in a trade war, both of the nations are looking to reshape the trade system as we know it. Both the U.S. and China are aiming to get what they want…
“It’s a bit like trying to kill a termite with a stick of dynamite”
Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science at the Maxwell School and who teaches courses on Chinese politics and foreign policy, is available to speak about the ongoing issues related to US tariffs on Chinese goods. His work and research…
Trump Shaking Up Typical Foreign Trade Tactics
Amidst the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, we have seen President Trump change the way foreign business is usually handled. For a Fox Business report, iSchool University Professor Carl Schramm explained what President Trump is doing…