Cut tariffs to help economy, scholars say
China Daily
"Lowering tariffs－in fact getting rid of them entirely－would be the best thing the (US President Donald) Trump administration could do by executive action to help slow the economic stall, especially in manufacturing," said Gary Hufbauer, a senior fellow and trade expert at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington.
ACCF Scholar Greg Mankiw on the Economic Ideas of the Left...
Conversation with Bill Kristol
ACCF Center for Policy Research Scholar N. Gregory Mankiw on the Economic Ideas of the Left and Right
Yang vs. Warren: Who Has the Better Tax Plan?
The New York Times
"The Warren tax may provide an incentive for high-wealth couples to divorce. Whereas a married couple could exempt $50 million of wealth from the tax, two unmarried partners could each exempt $50 million for a total of $100 million. Given the 2 percent tax rate, married couples could avoid $1 million per year in taxes by divorcing..."
Obama’s former adviser says Silicon Valley giants must release their iron...
Business Insider
Jason Furman, a Harvard economist and former adviser to Barack Obama, says the UK must strengthen its competition rules to prevent damaging mergers like Facebook's acquisition of Instagram.
The 5 surprising things about the new USMCA trade agreement
Washington Post Monkey Cage
ACCF Scholar Chad Bown on six big changes NAFTA's replacement, the USMCA, makes
Investing pioneer Burton Malkiel: Don’t worry about the yield-curve recession indicator
CNBC
Investing pioneer Burton Malkiel believes investors shouldn't worry too much about a key recession indicator — the so-called the flattening yield curve.
"Recently, the curve...
ACCF Scholar Jason Furman says U.S. economy may be growing faster...
CNBC
ACCF Scholar and Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jason Furman of Harvard University discusses the latest numbers measuring economic growth in the United...
The Economy Is Growing Faster Than the Government Says
The Wall Street Journal
The official top-line figure for the first quarter is 2%. A more accurate measure puts the rate at 2.8%.
Will Trump’s tariffs help U.S. workers? It could be a wash
PBS
A decade ago, Whirlpool controlled about half of the domestic washing machine market. But when things started going downhill, the company blamed unfair competition...
No winners in a US–China trade war
East Asia Forum
In 2017, US President Donald Trump instructed the US Trade Representative (USTR) to investigate Chinese violations of intellectual property rights, invoking Section 301 of...
A Conservative Economics of Dignity
The Wall Street Journal
As we enter his office, Glenn Hubbard apologizes for the building that houses it. Built in 1964, Uris Hall is a jarring structure on...
Is the global trade system broken?
The Economist
Today's trading system may be bent, but it is not broken. Import tariffs are low. Quotas are relatively uncommon. In 2016, some $15.4trn of...
Worry About the Trade Deficit—a Bit
Wall Street Journal
There is a case for being concerned—though only modestly—about the U.S. trade deficit. The principal villain in this story is not China, Europe or...
Trade Policy Expert Chad Bown Joins ACCF Center for Policy Research...
Washington, DC – The American Council for Capital Formation Center for Policy Research (ACCF-CPR) announced today that Chad P. Bown has joined the organization’s...
Is This What A Trade War Looks Like?
NPR
Glenn Hubbard, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and ACCF Scholar discusses the trade debate with NPR's David Greene.
A debt crisis is on the horizon
The Washington Post
ACCF Scholars weigh in on the looming debt crisis.