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Lovely speaks with Nexstar about new tariffs on Chinese imports

"A trade war is not inevitable," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "But the time is getting very late for us to avoid it."

March 27, 2018

Lovely discusses fairness of Chinese automobile tariffs in CNN Money

Mary Lovely, professor of economics, says the reason why the United States and China have such drastically different tariff rates for imported cars is because of a pre-existing deal between the countries to keep car tariffs high while slashing import taxes on other goods, such as soybeans.

March 16, 2018

Mitra weighs in on India's tariff hikes in Wall Street Journal

Instead of raising tariffs India should have emulated China by reforming labor laws and maintaining a low-tariff regime on intermediate goods to attract export-oriented global manufacturing firms, according to Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.

February 9, 2018

Lovely weighs in on tariffs on imported goods in Chicago Tribune

According to Professor Mary Lovely, a drawback to the hefty tariffs President Trump imposed on imported washing machines and solar panels is that "there will be less innovation in the long term." 

January 25, 2018

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