US “Reciprocal Tariffs”: What Do They Mean?
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…
Could US Buyers Bear the Cost of Import Tariffs?
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…
Reversing Deforestation in Latin America: How USAID has helped.
By Brent Sohngen (sohngen.1@osu.edu) Watching the current turmoil at USAID is more than sad. Not only is it devastating to hard working people and their families in all corners of the earth, but it will also have long-term implications for…
Housing Prices and Tariffs on Canadian Softwood Lumber
by Brent Sohngen (Sohngen.1@osu.edu) Click here for roughly 5 minute podcast version of this post [Global Forest Podcast] Understandably, there has been confusion and concern in the marketplace due to the weekend decision by the Trump Administration to impose tariffs…
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