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Lovely Weighs In on How Trump's Proposed Tariffs Will Impact US Consumers in China Daily Article

The new duties also could mean “a household with median income is projected to pay $1,700 more each year in import taxes,” says Mary Lovely, professor emerita of economics.

November 18, 2024

Rising Import Tariffs, Falling Exports: When Modern Supply Chains Meet Old-Style Protectionism

Kyle Handley, Fariha Kamal, Ryan Monarch

“Rising Import Tariffs, Falling Exports: When Modern Supply Chains Meet Old-Style Protectionism,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Ryan Monarch, was published in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.

November 11, 2024

Behavioural patterns of leaders versus followers in setting local sales tax policy

Jongmin Shon, Yilin Hou

“Behavioural patterns of leaders versus followers in setting local sales tax policy,” co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in Fiscal Studies: The Journal of Applied Public Economics.

October 16, 2024

Supply Chain Adjustments to Tariff Shocks: Firm Trade Linkages in the 2018-2019 US Trade War

Kyle Handley, Fariha Kamal, Ryan Monarch

“Supply Chain Adjustments to Tariff Shocks: Evidence From Firm Trade Linkages in the 2018-2019 U.S. Trade War,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Ryan Monarch, was published in Economics Letters.

October 9, 2024

Patel and McDowell Discuss Trump’s Plan to Impose Tariffs on Countries That Start Wars in The Hill

“The cost to the private sector is quite high,” says Kristen Patel, professor of practice of policy studies. “Former President Trump has not coherently explained how tariffs would benefit us, companies and consumers.” Daniel McDowell, professor of political science, says, “The idea of using tariffs to deter countries from invading other countries, it’s pretty out there.”

September 13, 2024

Huber Quoted in The Guardian on How Renewable Energy Tax Credits Disproportionately Help the Wealthy

Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment spoke, spoke to The Guardian on the Inflation Reduction Act’s residential tax credits and how the programs have disproportionately benefited wealthier Americans.

August 21, 2024

Monarch Discusses the Effects of Trump’s Presidential Economic Agenda in GOBankingRates Article

“These policies include mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and greatly reduced entry visas for working immigrants,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics. “These policies would also lead to higher prices for everything from housing to groceries, as reduced labor supply in construction, agriculture and other sectors would lead to higher costs throughout the economy.“

July 18, 2024

Golden Article on the Implications of EVs on State Budgets Published in Governing

“It’s not just the decline in fuel tax revenues and its impact on highway construction and maintenance,” says Jay Golden, Pontarelli Professor of Environmental Sustainability and Finance. “Real estate will also be affected, and sales taxes are likely to take a hit. States need to begin developing strategies.”
June 26, 2024

Burman Quoted in Newsweek Article on Trump’s Civil Fraud Penalty

“It's telling that he has trouble finding lenders willing to lend to him, but maybe not surprising given the issue in the legal case is his overstatement of property values,” says Len Burman, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.

March 26, 2024

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Assessment Frequency and Equity of the Property Tax: Latest Evidence from Philadelphia

Yilin Hou, Lei Ding, David J. Schwegman, Alaina G. Barca

"Assessment frequency and equity of the property tax: Latest evidence from Philadelphia," co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

November 30, 2023

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