Lovely quoted in Washington Times article on Trump, Biden and trade
"I would just say an important difference between Biden and Trump, when the smoke clears, is that Biden wants to work with the allies," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely.
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Shifa paper on trade in high-skilled human capital published
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Lovely comments on US-China tech war in Axios article
The torrent of anti-Chinese rhetoric by the Trump administration recently has been countered by much softer actions, as the administration attempts to "thread the needle" of looking tough heading into the election while having the Chinese continue to purchase U.S. goods, says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
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Engelhardt cited in The Real Deal article on COVID's impact on housing costs
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Study by Ali, Shifa on colonial power, corruption in Africa published
Lovely op-ed on restoring US manufacturing published in San Antonio Express-News
"To restore U.S. manufacturing jobs, we need to ask why production costs are higher here than abroad. We need to rebalance the costs and benefits to favor the U.S.," writes Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "To successfully manufacture in the U.S. and pay American wages, employers use advanced capital equipment."
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Lovely quoted in Reuters article on how Biden will handle tariffs
"It’s unclear how [President Biden] will balance these different competing forces," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely, about the different parties with a vested interest in Trump's China tariffs, such as labor unions, farmers and climate activists.
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Mitra, Karakas paper on the political economy of populism published
Schwartz discusses New York City school bus service in Gotham Gazette
"Although cutting school bus service may seem like an 'easy' way to save money, educators and policymakers should wield the budget knife carefully," write Amy Ellen Schwartz, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs, and her co-authors.
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Lovely weighs in on China's purchase targets, trade deal in Washington Post
"Even if they buy huge amounts, they’re not going to be on target," says Professor Mary Lovely about U.S. exports to China.
Zorn appointed to oversee undergraduate education at IU Bloomington
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Latest Maxwell Perspective previews public affairs issues for voters
The eight essays include historical background and trends to explain the legacy of voters' choices in November. Also included in this edition are stories on historian David Bennett's 50-year-plus career, a new scholarship fund geared towards retention, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lovely weighs in on postponed review of US-China trade deal in Reuters
"I think Trump is a little afraid that this triumph of his will be hung around his neck, but more purchases and a bit of a delay would clearly help," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
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Lovely speaks to China Daily about US techno-nationalism
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Lovely weighs in on EU-China investment agreement in SCMP
"In short, the pandemic has led to greater fear of Chinese unfair practices, not less," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
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Lovely comments on Barr's speech on pro-China policies in Washington Post
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Lovely speaks to Reuters, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg about USMCA, China
"The champagne isn’t quite as fizzy as we might have expected—even under the best of circumstances—and there’s trouble coming from all sides," says Professor of Economics Mary Lovely. She adds, "this could be a trade agreement that quickly ends up in dispute and higher trade barriers."
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Mitra discusses what India needs to do to attract global supply chains in Economic Times
"Attracting GSCs to India is actually very hard work, without having any attractive catchphrase. There is no strategy other than considerable additional investment and effort into infrastructure and skill-building, tackling power bottlenecks, reforms in labour and land regulations and keeping protectionist forces at bay," writes Devashish Mitra, professor of economics and Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs.
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Dean’s Office, CPR fund summer project assistantships
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Lovely discusses Trump's Hong Kong policy in CNN article
"Walking away from situations that challenge U.S. interests, as Trump has done with Hong Kong, only to hide behind a wall of ever higher barriers, will only serve to leave China unchecked and America increasingly alone," writes Professor Mary Lovely.
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