Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Monarch Talks to Marketplace About US Dollar Movements, the Fed and International Trade
Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics, says imported products are going to go up a bit in price. “Whether we’re talking about furniture from China, or we’re talking about bananas from Colombia, or whatever, dollar movements are going to make those things more expensive in the medium run,” he says.
See related: Economic Policy, International Affairs, Trade, United States
Zhang Comments on the Impact of Immigration Issues on AI Researchers in Marketplace Article
“Sixty-nine percent of those who currently live in the U.S. say that visa and immigration issues are a serious problem for them conducting AI research,” says Baobao Zhang, assistant professor of political science and senior research associate in the Autonomous Systems Policy Institute.
See related: Autonomous Systems, Government, U.S. Immigration, United States
Rutherford Talks to Marketplace About the United Auto Workers Strike
When automakers faced bankruptcy in 2008, auto workers faced a tough decision: lose jobs or agree to contract changes that would help the companies get a federal bailout. The union chose the latter. “This was a concession they had to make in order to sustain the bailouts and have some kind of recovery,” says Tod Rutherford, professor of geography and the environment.
See related: Income, Labor, United States
McDowell Discusses the Financial Sanctions Targeting Russia with Marketplace and the Washington Post
Associate Professor of Political Science Daniel McDowell discussed the financial sanctions imposed by the West on Russia with Marketplace and in his article published in the Washington Post.
See related: International Affairs, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Flores-Lagunes Speaks to Marketplace About Jobs Numbers
See related: Economic Policy, Labor, United States
Radcliffe quoted in Marketplace piece on companies, voter restrictions
See related: Ethics, Government, Labor, U.S. Elections, United States
Radcliffe comments on corporations' role in politics in Marketplace
See related: Ethics, Labor, State & Local, U.S. Elections, United States
Michelmore discusses the child tax credit on Marketplace
See related: Child & Elder Care, COVID-19, Health Policy, Income, Social Justice, State & Local, Taxation, United States
Lovely talks to Marketplace about Capitol riot, foreign investors
Professor Mary Lovely sees the nation in uncharted territory and is focused on the question of how much uncertainty was added into the system Wednesday.
See related: China, Government
Lovely talks to Marketplace about the impact of US suspending tariffs
See related: Economic Policy, Trade, United States