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Cornell economist: In game of trade war chicken, don’t expect China to blink

April 9, 2025

Wendong Zhang is an assistant professor of applied economics and policy at Cornell University. He says the tariffs by the U.S., and the resulting counter-tariffs from China, have resulted in the highest, broad-based tariff hikes since WWII.

Economics and Business

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

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

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