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Published: April 18, 2025 14:02

Were Americans down on an up economy before the election? New Economics for Inclusive Prosperity (EfIP) forum https://econfip.org/short-forums/were-americans-down-on-an-up-economy/

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Published: April 16, 2025 16:59

“It was a rare example of a university upstaging the Trump administration’s campaign …”’ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/why-harvard-resisted-trumps-demands.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Published: April 16, 2025 12:33

“populists … create a discourse that empowers. The liberal discourse says: “You can’t do that, that’s stupid”. Clearly, that's not motivating.” By @casmudde [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 14, 2025 19:35

Yes! Harvard rejects Trump's demands. This is very good news. The Trump administration's demands in its latest letter were so outrageous (see below) that this was the only thing that could have been done.…

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Published: April 9, 2025 21:48

I was subbing for my colleague Robert Lawrence and teaching his class on trade, talking about the reciprocal tariffs, when one of the students in class informed of the pause. I never thought I'd need to bring a Bloomberg terminal to class when teaching…

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Published: April 7, 2025 19:36

This lecture by Steve Miran is infuriating at so many levels. Whatever public goods the US has provided has come with disproportionate benefits for the U.S. They have allowed the US to "weaponize" its trade and financial linkages.…

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Published: April 7, 2025 16:21

Nice from the EU to call Trump's bluff, but will not get anywhere since Trump (mistakenly) treats VAT as a trade barrier targeting US firms. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-offers-trump-removal-of-all-tariffs/

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Published: April 7, 2025 11:30

My piece in the NYTimes on tariffs' effects on poor nations. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/opinion/tariffs-vietnam-cambodia-globalization.html?unlocked_article_code=1.904.hJzU.qpsNyyc1ZbPX&smid=bs-share

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Published: April 6, 2025 18:48

They are terrible as economists, worse as people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: April 6, 2025 15:03

My take on the implications of Trump’s tariffs for developing countries https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/opinion/tariffs-vietnam-cambodia-globalization.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare