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Cornell faculty members and experts weigh in on current events.

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No winners in looming trade war with Mexico, Canada and China

March 3, 2025

Gustavo Flores-Macias is a professor of government and public policy at Cornell University, where he focuses on the politics of economic reforms. He says the effects of tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico are already felt, and the consequences would only increase in the coming weeks.

Economics and Business
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
International

Bracing for trade turbulence from Trump tariffs

January 30, 2025

Wendong Zhang is an assistant professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell University. According to a new working paper, Zhang’s research shows that Trump’s tariffs could significantly disrupt global trade and result in multiple negative impacts to the U.S. economy.

Economics and Business
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Foreign Policy
International

Super Bowl ad market an increasingly scarce resource

February 8, 2024

Jura Liaukonyte, professor of marketing in Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, says that in today's media landscape—characterized by a plethora of streaming platforms and channel—capturing the attention of a large, unified audience at a single point in time is exceedingly challenging.

Johnson Graduate School of Management
Economics and Business
Business, Economics & Entrepreneurship
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

EU should step in to shore up Ukrainian grain exports

April 18, 2023

Christopher Barrett is an agricultural and development economist whose research centers on food insecurity and global food markets. He says the import bans would only provide only short-term support for those nations’ farmers, while inflicting considerable harm on Ukraine.

Economics and Business
International
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Thanksgiving dinner to cost ‘significantly more’ this year

November 1, 2022

Increases in food prices means Thanksgiving meals might end up being more expensive for families this year. Bradley Rickard can speak to the rise in prices and how it will hit wallets this Thanksgiving.  

Food & Agriculture
Economics and Business
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

There’s enough food, just not workers to move it from farm to table

January 12, 2022

As the Omicron variant continues to spread throughout the U.S., shoppers are still faced with empty grocery store shelves as pandemic induced supply chain-related problems persist. Miguel Gómez says worker shortages are causing the current grocery store shortages, which could also be exacerbated by store’s emphasis on direct-to-consumer channels at the expense of an adequate labor force.

Food & Agriculture
Industrial and Labor Relations
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management

Russia's Ukraine invasion hikes food prices, spreads global hunger

March 11, 2022

Christopher Barrett comments on how the war in Ukraine is applying pressure on the global food system and threatening to spark a global food crisis.

Food & Agriculture
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
International

Egg prices likely to drop – but when and how low is TBD

January 24, 2023

According to a recent USDA report, retail prices of eggs have “begun to ease,” but consumers are still seeing a historically high spike in cost given an outbreak of avian flu. Cornell University agricultural economists – Wendong Zhang and Andrew Novaković – weigh in on what we could expect to see in terms of egg pricing in 2023 and factors that may play a role in cost.

Food & Agriculture
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Economics and Business

Mexico avocado ban: Prices to rise as trade tensions increase

February 16, 2022

The U.S. has temporarily suspended all imports of avocados from Mexico following a verbal threat made to U.S. safety inspectors. Miguel Gómez and Desirée LeClercq comment on how the ban may impact the supply of avocados and prices for consumers, as well as how the current climate between Mexico and the U.S. could cause further trade tensions.

Industrial and Labor Relations
Economics and Business
Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
Industrial and Labor Relations

How to develop healthy financial habits for the new year

December 9, 2021

The New Year represents a time for new beginnings, with many people focusing on building healthier financial habits. Vicki Bogan and Emily Garbinsky share tips on how to start 2022 off on the right financial foot.

Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management
School of Hotel Administration
Economics and Business
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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