Will Steel Tariffs put U.S. Jobs at Risk?
February 26, 2018
There are more jobs in industries that require steel than in steel production. Tariffs will raise the price of steel in the U.S. and may hurt these industries.
February 26, 2018
There are more jobs in industries that require steel than in steel production. Tariffs will raise the price of steel in the U.S. and may hurt these industries.
November 28, 2017
Increasing globalization, automation, and declining industries have affected some areas more than others. Can policies help reverse this decline?
August 28, 2017
The state of Wisconsin is proposing to subsidize a Foxconn plant in the southeast corner of the state. Will benefits reach the workers in greatest need of help?
January 26, 2017
The major source of the recent decline in demand for coal is the fall in natural gas prices due to the “fracking revolution”—technological advances that have reduced the price of gas extraction.
January 20, 2017
President Trump has called China a currency manipulator, but the changes in currency are more likely due to underlying macroeconomic conditions.
January 20, 2017
The claim that the President can bring back manufacturing jobs ignores an important reality – as an industry, U.S. manufacturing is booming.