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machineecon.bsky.social
I teach economics at a small, private college. Originally from Somewhere in Middle America.
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So a reporter from local teevee called today to get comments on tariffs from an economist, and all he wanted to ask about was the stock and bond markets. #econsky

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I'm going to put on my economics professor hat and say I hope that Mexico and Canada do nothing in response to the US's tariffs. Do not retaliate and do not negotiate to try to get the tariffs removed. Retaliatory duties might reset world prices, but would hurt Canada and Mexico, not the US.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Tariffs aren't borne by the foreign produce, even when we don't like that specific producer and really want them to.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

I've always said threatening tariffs is like robbing a bank, and when the cops show up threatening them to stop it you'll shoot yourself. Only an idiot or crazy person would carry out that threat. Yet, here we are.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research! That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?

submitted 45 days ago • 188 comments

Hey #econsky Data we use for econ research is being taken away (see @peterbergman.bsky.social, MMWR ) The review of research we use for econ research has been halted (see NIH) How we all feeling today?

submitted 44 days ago • 5 comments