In a discussion with myself and Aaron Zitzelsberger (WEDC), at UW Madison, Thursday 2 October 2025, sponsored by the Alexander Hamilton Society at UW Madison .
Category Archives: Trade Policy
Confirmed: Uncertainty about Trade Policy Rises
From Baker, Bloom and Davis, as well as Caldara et al., in the wake of Section 232 (“National Security”) tariffs on bathroom vanities, upholstered furniture, and some pharmaceuticals.
“What to know about Trump’s new pharmaceutical tariff plan”: That We Don’t Know Anything
Really, you read “The Hill” article, you literally don’t know anything.
WisPolitics/Wisconsin Technology Council: “How tariffs are affecting Wisconsin’s economy”
Video of proceedings tomorrow (Tues, 9/16) on WisconsinEye [link updated 9/17].
Source: Pawel Skrzypczynski, accessed 9/14/2025.
“How Tariffs are Affecting Wisconsin Economy”
WisPolitics Luncheon on 9/16, 11:30-1pm.
Wisconsin under Trump Trade War 2.0
Manufacturing employment, exports declines. Employment release from DWD today.
Guest Contribution: “Steeling losses: sectoral strains from the return of tariffs on steel and aluminium”
Today we are fortunate to present a guest post written by Maria Grazia Attinasi, Lucas Boeckelmann, Rinalds Gerinovics, and Baptiste Meunier (all ECB). This column reflects the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.
CROWE: “Will tariffs make Wisconsin rich?”
New working paper from Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy, by Junjie Guo and Ananth Seshadri. Although they don’t give a one word answer, I’m pretty sure it would be “no”.
Economic Policy Uncertainty through 3/6/2025: Through the Roof!
The 7 day centered moving average is only exceeded by the April 2 and April 23 observations (the latter is “bleach”, if you are wondering).
Guest Contribution: “Trump’s far out negotiating positions”
Today, we present a guest post written by Jeffrey Frankel, Harpel Professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. A shorter version, written in advance of the March 4 tariffs, was published by Project Syndicate and the Korea Herald.