By Ian Sheldon (sheldon.1@osu.edu) In a recent blog post, it was noted that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had begun deliberations over a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) against President Trump’s…
Brent Sohngen, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University (sohngen.1@osu.edu) This short article examines current trends in several parts of the energy sector, including oil, natural gas and electricty markets. In each section, I look at factors…
By Ian Sheldon (sheldon.1@osu.edu) The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently began deliberations over a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) against President Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs (V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. United…
By Leah Bevis (bevis.16@osu.edu) is an Associate Professor in international development economics at AEDE; much of her research focuses on child and maternal malnutrition Children are starving in Gaza, and the international community can save them. Reuters reported that 15…
by Margaret Jodlowski (jodlowski.1@osu.edu) Immigration, especially its impact on the U.S. workforce, was a hot-button issue during the 2024 presidential election. President Trump has made it clear that increased immigration enforcement will be a key feature of his second term,…
by Margaret Jodlowski (jodlowski.1@osu.edu) and Cassie Mavis Agricultural employers face the challenging balancing act of navigating tightening margins while needing to attract and retain workers on their operations. While farm labor issues are perhaps not the first thing that comes…
by Brent Sohngen (sohngen.1@osu.edu) The world has been on a hot streak over the last 70 years. Global income growth shot up at an average annual pace of 2% per year (Figure 1). This fast pace of wealth accumulation more…
By Dr. Leah Bevis (bevis.16@0su.edu) is an Associate Professor in international development economics at AEDE and Dr. Anne Fitzpatrick (fitzpatrick.88@osu.edu) is an Associate Professor in international development economics at AEDE. She has worked with USAID on multiple projects since 2019….
By Ian Sheldon (sheldon.1@osu.edu) Currently the United States is on course to deviate from its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments by unilaterally resetting all of its previously bound tariffs, President Trump referring to these as “reciprocal tariffs”. However, the interpretation…
By Ian Sheldon (sheldon.1@osu.edu) To trade economists this seems a rather odd question, the answer to which would be: well of course tariffs impose costs on buyers (consumers and firms purchasing inputs), and the basic explanation can be found in…
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