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Monarch Discusses the Dollar and Interest Rates With Newsweek
“Recent policies such as extremely high tariffs, increased government debt, and worries about inflation have all contributed to the falling dollar,” says Ryan Monarch, associate professor of economics.
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Lovely Talks to China Daily About Tariffs and Consumer Spending
“The…taxes are economically significant…and regressive in the sense that they take a larger share of income from poorer households than richer households,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
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Cohen Weighs In on US Tariffs on Secondhand Items in WIRED Article
Professor of History Andrew Wender Cohen says a reasonable approach would be to maintain tariffs on used items but at lower rates that would be commensurate with the risk posed to domestic manufacturing.
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Reeher Talks to CBS New York and WCNY About President Trump’s First 100 Days
“Donald Trump has come in and has had just a blizzard of executive orders and other kinds of actions that have had serious impact in the federal government, the relations between the major branches of government and have had effects that have trickled down into Syracuse,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science.
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Lovely Quoted in China Daily Article on Trump’s Tariffs, Rebound of US Manufacturing
Tariffs are often touted by politicians as a good idea because they contend “that China has not adhered to global trade rules by unfairly subsidizing its manufacturing sector. This view leads people to think that trade is unfair to domestic producers and workers and to see tariffs are justified,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
Monarch Talks With the Associated Press, Splinter and Tax Chats Podcast About Trump’s Tariffs
“We don’t know what the U.S. is doing. We don’t know why they’re doing it, and they seem to revel in the fact that they’re causing trouble, economic pain and consternation all across Europe and the world,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics.
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Lovely Speaks to China Daily About the Impact of President Trump’s Tariffs
“In some sectors, tariffs create no new jobs in the U.S., as trade is diverted to third countries rather than inducing new domestic production,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.
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Monarch Speaks With Newsweek and NY Post About Trump’s Tariffs, Rising Prices
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Cohen Quoted in the Guardian and USA Today Articles About Trump’s Tariffs
“The U.S. has long used tariffs to collect revenue, aid manufacturing and exert power,” says Andrew Cohen, professor of history. “But I can’t think of a trade war initiated so randomly in a time of peace and prosperity.”
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Reeher Speaks With WXXI News About Meeting Between President Trump and NY Gov. Hochul
“She's playing the game a little bit differently—the resistance game,” says Grant Reeher, professor of political science. “She doesn't want to be seen to be an ally of Donald Trump and his administration,” he says. “She also has to worry about her left flank and being seen as too liberal.”
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