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Tariffs on imported goods are at their highest level since 1935. How are these tariffs impacting retail prices? Alberto ...
10/18/2025

Tariffs on imported goods are at their highest level since 1935. How are these tariffs impacting retail prices? Alberto Cavallo, Paola Llamas and Franco Vazquez explain.

Prices of over 350,000 products at major U.S. retailers show a slow and gradual pass-through of tariffs to consumers. Both imports and U.S.-made goods are affected.

Dependence on China for rare earth elements remains a vulnerability in the manufacturing supply chains for military and ...
10/17/2025

Dependence on China for rare earth elements remains a vulnerability in the manufacturing supply chains for military and high technology products.

The U.S. depends on China for rare earth components in many military and high-tech products. Building an alternative rare earth supply chain is years away.

Uncertainty affects consumer, firm, and government behavior. While uncertainty is inherently unobservable, researchers h...
10/16/2025

Uncertainty affects consumer, firm, and government behavior. While uncertainty is inherently unobservable, researchers have found ways to gauge its level. Nicholas Bloom (Stanford) explains:

Many economic decisions involve a guess about the future. Uncertainty can cause economic transactions to be deferred or foregone and can deepen downturns.

Tara Watson (Brookings) joined EconoFact for an AMA. Listen to an abridged recording of the subscriber-only webinar here...
10/14/2025

Tara Watson (Brookings) joined EconoFact for an AMA. Listen to an abridged recording of the subscriber-only webinar here:

A discussion with Tara Watson on the role of immigrants in the U.S. labor force, and the economic effects of stepped-up immigration enforcement.

An increased focus on deportations could also reduce police effectiveness if victims of crime become less likely to repo...
10/12/2025

An increased focus on deportations could also reduce police effectiveness if victims of crime become less likely to report incidents to the police out of fear that they or their loved ones could be deported.

A program that increased deportations reduced the likelihood that Hispanic victims would report crimes to the police and increased crime in Hispanic communities

The U.S. has almost no domestic capacity to process and refine rare earths into end-use components, and depends on China...
10/12/2025

The U.S. has almost no domestic capacity to process and refine rare earths into end-use components, and depends on China for rare earth elements. This remains a vulnerability in the manufacturing supply chains for military and high technology products.

The U.S. depends on China for rare earth components in many military and high-tech products. Building an alternative rare earth supply chain is years away.

Bill Gale and Ian Berlin show how shutdowns can cost the government more than regular operations and can hurt the econom...
10/10/2025

Bill Gale and Ian Berlin show how shutdowns can cost the government more than regular operations and can hurt the economy.

Shutdowns can cost the government more than regular operations and can hurt the economy. There have been over 20 shutdowns in the past 50 years.

Adam Posen discusses how the pursuit of an America first policy could render the US, and much of the world, less economi...
10/07/2025

Adam Posen discusses how the pursuit of an America first policy could render the US, and much of the world, less economically stable.

Adam Posen discusses his Foreign Affairs article 'The New Economic Geography: Who Profits in a Post-American World?'

What is the 10-year Treasury yield? What role does it play in the economy? What determines it? And what can the Treasury...
09/24/2025

What is the 10-year Treasury yield? What role does it play in the economy? What determines it? And what can the Treasury do to affect it?

What is the 10-year Treasury yield? What role does it play in the economy? What determines it? And what (if anything) can the Treasury do to affect it?

Kenneth Kuttner analyzes the relationship between a country's inflation rate and the effectiveness of its institutions.
09/23/2025

Kenneth Kuttner analyzes the relationship between a country's inflation rate and the effectiveness of its institutions.

Legal independence for central banks has increased around the world. But it is not a one-way road. What conditions lead to an erosion of autonomy?

The independence of the Federal Reserve helps ensure it can make politically difficult decisions that are in the long-ru...
09/22/2025

The independence of the Federal Reserve helps ensure it can make politically difficult decisions that are in the long-run best interest of the economy. Michael Klein explains:

The independence of the Federal Reserve helps to ensure that it can make politically difficult decisions that are in the long-run best interest of the economy.

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