International Economics News

What’s the G-7? An International Economist Explains

An article by Emily Blanchard on the origin and relevance of the Group of Seven, an informal group of powerful democracies that includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Jun 11, 2021

U.S. Aims to Get China Out of the Supply Chain—And More Allies into It

Quotes Emily Blanchard in a piece about the Biden administration’s efforts to revamp the United States’ supply chain by including more allies like South Korea, Japan, and countries throughout Europe.

Jun 08, 2021

U.S. Government Economist Illuminated Data on Globalization

An article about the late Raymond Mataloni Jr. quotes Dean Matthew J. Slaughter.

May 06, 2021

Global Supply Chains in the Era of COVID-19

Emily Blanchard joins the Council on Foreign Relations to examine the vulnerabilities in global supply chains exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and more.

Mar 31, 2021

The Pandemic Isn’t Bringing Back Factory Jobs, at Least Not Yet

Quotes Emily Blanchard in an article exploring the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on American manufacturing.

Jul 22, 2020

Companies May Move Supply Chains Out of China, but Not Necessarily to the U.S.

Continued coverage of comments by Emily Blanchard examining the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on global supply chains and American manufacturing.

Jul 22, 2020

Steep Drop in Trade Flows Shows Pitfalls of Cross-Border Supply Chains

Quotes Davin Chor in an article about the flow of global trade during the first quarter.

May 25, 2020

How to Avoid a Coronavirus Depression

Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and Matthew Rees provide three step plan to avoid a financial crisis cause by the coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 26, 2020

Congress Passes Coronavirus Spending Bills

Features Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in a piece about the world’s response to the economic hardships caused by COVID-19.

Mar 19, 2020

Trump Administration Doubles down on Threat to Impose Auto Tariffs

Quotes Emily Blanchard in a piece about the Trump administration potentially imposing tariffs on automobile imports.

Jan 22, 2020

What Americans Don’t Understand about China’s Power

Quotes Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in an opinion piece exploring how China became a world power.

Jan 16, 2020

New Capitalism, Staving off Class Warfare

At Bloomberg’s New Economy Forum in Beijing, Dean Matthew J. Slaughter moderates a panel discussion on the future of capitalism amid deepening global economic inequality.

Nov 21, 2019

It’s Not Just Farmers—U.S. Exports May Never Recover from the Trade War

Highlights a recent study by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthor Chad Bown examining the trade war’s impact on the 2018 midterm elections.

Nov 15, 2019

Donald Trump’s General Election Lesson for Boris Johnson: Trade Wars Lose Voters

Continued coverage of a new study by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthor Chad Bown exploring the trade war’s impact on the 2018 midterm elections.

Nov 13, 2019

Trump Makes No Promises on China Trade Deal

Highlights a new study by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthor Chad Bown examining the trade war’s impact on the 2018 midterm elections.

Nov 12, 2019

The History of wikiHow and the Future of the Internet

A feature story about wikiHow, founded and led by Jack Herrick T'97.

Nov 11, 2019

Trade Progress, a Price on Good Health, Investors Really like the U.S. Economy

Highlights a paper by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthors exploring the trade war’s impact on the 2018 election.

Nov 05, 2019

Basic Income Can’t Do Enough to Help Workers Displaced by Technology

An article about universal basic income and the effect of technology versus trade on manufacturing highlights research by Teresa Fort and coauthors.

Oct 18, 2019

What’s the Manufacturing Job Killer, Automation or Trade?

Quotes Teresa Fort in an article about the impacts of trade and technology on manufacturing.

Oct 16, 2019

Chinese Manufacturing Facing Biggest Strain from Trade War, Says Expert

As a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box", Davin Chor discusses the trade war's impact on China.

Aug 30, 2019

Retail Investors Shouldn’t Get Defensive Amid Trade Turmoil, Strategist Says

As a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box", Dean Matthew J. Slaughter discusses the trade war's economic impact.

Aug 19, 2019

New NAFTA Wins NH Businesses’ Support

Quotes Emily Blanchard in an article about the USMCA international trade agreement.

Aug 16, 2019

The Trade War Is Now a Currency War

Quotes Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in a piece about the devaluation of the Chinese yuan against the U.S. dollar.

Aug 05, 2019

Trade Wars Are Sending Jobs Elsewhere

An opinion piece by Dean Matthew J. Slaughter examining foreign direct investment into the United States.

Jul 24, 2019

When It Comes to Overseas Sales, Whiskey Distillers Face a Tough Time

Features Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in a piece about how ongoing trade tension and tariffs have negatively impacted whiskey distillers in the United States.

Jul 04, 2019

Amid Long Economic Expansion, Why so Many Americans Are Still Struggling

Features Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in a piece about how many American workers are not feeling the benefits of a strong national economy.

Jul 04, 2019

Productivity Is the Basis for Faster Growth

Dean Matthew J. Slaughter discusses how Tuck differentiates itself in the MBA landscape, challenges facing the global economy, and more in a wide-ranging interview.

Jun 13, 2019

As Trade War Spreads to Mexico, Companies Lose a Safe Harbor

Quotes Emily Blanchard regarding the impact that proposed tariffs on Mexican imports could have on U.S. consumers.

Jun 01, 2019

The New Tariffs against Mexico Signal the U.S. Isn’t a Reliable Negotiating Partner

Quotes Emily Blanchard in an article about how proposed tariffs on Mexico could affect the United States' standing as a negotiator in future trade deals.

May 31, 2019

U.S. and Mexico Plan Summit in Washington on Wednesday in Bid to Head off Trade...

“Starting to levy tariffs on Mexico is like levying tariffs on Texas,” says Dean Matthew J. Slaughter.

May 31, 2019

How Democrats Are, and Aren’t, Challenging the Trump Economic Record

Mentions a recent discussion on the changing economy with Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota and Democratic candidate for U.S. president.

May 26, 2019

Hate Globalization? Then Embrace Stagnation

Highlights research by Andrew Bernard and Teresa Fort showing the effects of offshoring on a company’s domestic employment and production.

May 16, 2019

Are Local Politics as Polarized as National? Depends on the Issue.

A feature story about a new study from Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthors Amalie Jensen, William Marble, and Kenneth Scheve exploring the pervasiveness of partisan sorting and polarization in local politics.

Apr 24, 2019

U.S. Posted Record-Breaking $891 Billion Goods Trade Deficit in 2018

Quotes Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in an article about the United States’ merchandise trade deficit for 2018.

Mar 06, 2019

By Pursuing Shutdown, Trump Revealed How Much America Depends on Government

Quotes Dean Matthew J. Slaughter in an article about how the recent partial government shutdown illustrated the importance of government workers to the U.S. economy.

Jan 26, 2019

The ‘China Shock’ Has Not Been as Bad as Donald Trump Thinks

Highlights research by Teresa Fort and coauthors Justin Pierce and Peter Schott, in an article about the impact that competition from China has had on United States industry.

Jan 10, 2019