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Strait of Hormuz crisis marks “inflection point” for global supply chains

March 31, 2026

Vidya Mani, a visiting professor at Cornell University whose research focuses on global supply chains, says after a month of war, essential products such as fuel, fertilizer, metals, and chemicals have already been severely disrupted.

Economics and Business

Union strike adds to rising beef costs amid tariffs, labor shortages

March 17, 2026

Patricia Campos-Medina, a policy expert on workplace and labor issues at Cornell University,  says the meatpacking industry is marked by high levels of productivity, yet workers have not seen their wages increase or health care benefits improve. 

Industrial and Labor Relations
Economics and Business

Fertilizer costs surge as Iran war ripples through farm economy

March 18, 2026

Chris Barrett, professor of public policy and economics at Cornell University, says most farmers already have, in many cases already applied, fertilizer for spring plantings.

Food & Agriculture
Economics and Business

Cornell expert warns of strategic backfire, as oil shock looms

March 9, 2026

Nicholas Mulder is a professor of history at Cornell University and studies the economic impacts of wars and sanctions.

Economics and Business
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Strait of Hormuz tensions threaten global supply chains and fuel inflation

March 3, 2026

Vidya Mani is a visiting professor at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business. Her research focuses on how supply chain imperatives drive decisions across key sectors, including automotive, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and retail.

Economics and Business
Foreign Policy

Panama Canal dispute emerges as flashpoint in widening China–US rivalry

February 5, 2026

Lourdes Casanova, director of the Emerging Markets Institute at Cornell University, says the ruling on serves as a visible bellwether for escalating U.S.–China competition in the Western Hemisphere.

Economics and Business
Foreign Policy

Cornell business and climate experts on the repeal of endangerment finding

February 11, 2026

John Tobin-de la Puente is a professor of practice at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, and a former managing director and global head of sustainability at Credit Suisse. He says he doesn’t expect companies to make long-term plans based on the Trump administration’s actions.

science
Economics and Business
Law, Government & Public Policy
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Threats to Fed independence already taking an economic toll

January 22, 2026

Ryan Chahrour is a professor of economics and international studies at Cornell University. He says threats to the Federal Reserve's independence are already making it harder for the Fed to do its job today.

Law, Government & Public Policy
Economics and Business

SCOTUS ruling curbs Trump tariff powers, but broader strategy intact

February 20, 2026

Eswar Prasad, a senior professor of international trade policy at Cornell University, says the ruling is still unlikely to slow the administration’s broader push to deploy tariffs across economic and geopolitical fronts.

Economics and Business
Law, Government & Public Policy
Foreign Policy

On-again, off-again fuel-efficiency standards bad for auto industry

December 4, 2025

Art Wheaton is an expert on transportation industries and serves as director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He says Trump’s pivot comes with short and long-term implications for carmakers.

Economics and Business
Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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