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Lovely discusses US-China trade, tariffs on Bloomberg, CGTN

"It’ll hit the pocketbooks of the working class hard," Professor Mary Lovely said about Trump's recent trade-war threat to increase tariffs.

May 8, 2019

Lovely speaks with Associated Press, Washington Post about Trump's tariffs

According to Professor of Economics Mary Lovely, "this is not a negotiating tactic. Trump is a true believer...He wrongly believes tariffs will help the U.S. auto industry."

February 15, 2019

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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. 

February 13, 2019

Lovely quoted in Business Insider article on US tariff revenue

"The president looks at this [foreign tariffs] and says it's coming from foreigners," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "That's not technically correct. I mean, I go to Macy's and pay a sales tax. Macy's is the one that sends the check to the government, but that doesn't mean they're the ones that pay the tax. I am."

November 15, 2018

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Lovely quoted in Bloomberg article on China, Trump's tariffs

Mary Lovely was quoted for Bloomberg, "China Bets Vast Supply Chain Can Swallow Trump's Tariff Pain."
October 26, 2018

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Lovely discusses impact of tariffs on Chinese supply chains in Xinhua

"So there's a great deal of uncertainty and firms are really in doubt as to what they should do because moving the supply chain is costly. Before you want to do that, you want to make sure that it's something that you really need to do," says Mary Lovely. professor of economics.

October 15, 2018

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Mitra discusses tariff retaliation by India in Livemint article

Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, says, "any tariff increase will come at a huge cost to India’s consumers as well as producers who use imported inputs."

September 25, 2018

Lovely discusses tariffs with the Economist, Wall Street Journal

"The first few rounds of tariffs hit supply chains really hard," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. Now, the Trump administration "has begun to hit things clearly not processed in the U.S.—consumer goods—and this is going to get people’s attention."

September 12, 2018

Lovely discusses winners and losers of steel tariffs on NPR

"The companies that use steel, like aluminum can manufacturers, or companies that make steel vats for pharmaceuticals or the dairy industry, they're going to be hurt by this," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.

August 14, 2018

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