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Lovely weighs in on slowdown of China's economic growth in Associated Press
Slowing demand in China could depress their revenue, earnings and stock market value, says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "President Trump is probably happy that he’s starting to tank the Chinese economy," Lovely says. "But it’s a case of ‘be careful what you wish for.’"
See related: China, Economic Policy, United States
Zoli discusses economic warfare with Iran in WAER article
"In a war, you can hurt certain areas of a country, but you usually don't grenade the entire economy. Whereas with economic warfare, you truly can," says Corri Zoli, director of research in the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism.
See related: Economic Policy, Middle East & North Africa, National Security
Lovely comments on widening US-China trade gap on NPR
"I think whatever jobs are created by President Trump's war on global supply chains are going to be dwarfed by losses in the U.S. export sectors," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: China, Economic Policy, Trade, United States
Reeher quoted in Press-Republican article on NY, Trump's tax returns
Grant Reeher, professor of political science and director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute, says that Governor Cuomo's signing of new legislation that allows Congressional committees to acquire President Trump's New York tax filings "represents a new escalation in the level of political polarization that we're seeing."
See related: Congress, Political Parties, State & Local, Taxation, United States
Lovely discusses possible outcomes of Trump-Xi meeting on Bloomberg
"We're looking at politics here so he [President Trump] may be looking for some gigantic sign that he has won, that he as somehow brought the Chinese to the table in a way that no one else could," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics. "And I think that's where the danger lies because that's what the Chinese are not going to want to give him."
See related: China, Economic Policy, Federal, Government, United States
Taylor discusses Putinism on CNAS podcast
See related: Economic Policy, Government, Russia
Lovely comments on multilateral trade, G20 summit in Japan Times
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Public Affairs and the Multifront Attack on Climate Change
See related: Climate Change, Economic Policy, Natural Disasters, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Wildfires
Lovely discusses impact of Trump's tariff threats in TIME
"We had the chance to bring some people back into the workforce who had really been hurt under the recession. And I’m worried that’s going to be jeopardized before those people have a chance to get a full-time job," says Mary Lovely, professor of economics.
See related: Economic Policy, Labor, Latin America & the Caribbean, United States
Popp quoted in Washington Post article on taxing carbon
See related: Environment, Taxation, United States