2025-10-13
Great choices. Love that they paired theorists with an economic historian. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/b...
New York Times
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt win the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on how tech progress and sustained economic growth are related
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate …
2025-05-13
As the US and China step back from a needless trade war, it is worth noting that (a) US tariffs on China will remain high (30%) and will hurt mainly US consumers; and (b) Trump has obtained absolutely nothing from China for all the chaos he generated. Zilch. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
Financial Times
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
it's a mirage. We need real trade policies that lift up our communities, not tear them down. — www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b... Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein : Trump removes g...
2025-05-12
As the US and China step back from a needless trade war, it is worth noting that (a) US tariffs on China will remain high (30%) and will hurt mainly US consumers; and (b) Trump has obtained absolutely nothing from China for all the chaos he generated. Zilch. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
Financial Times
The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
Deal to reduce duties for next 90 days marks the first sign of tension easing between the two economic superpowers