But tariffs are not fundamentally unwise. “The reality is that tariffs can be, and have been, effective policy tools for promoting industrial development when they’re done in a targeted strategic way and when they are matched with other complementary policies,” said Adam Hersh, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.
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This was “a lesson learned painfully during the COVID-19 pandemic when everyone was scrambling to source personal protective equipment (PPE), respirators, and critical medicines unavailable domestically at the necessary scale,” Hersh wrote in an article with Josh Bivens, the chief economist at the Economic Policy Institute. Tariffs, in other words, can help ensure that there isn’t a monopoly over crucial imports so that supply chains aren’t completely disrupted in the event of war or, as we learned in 2020, a pandemic.
VOX
April 2, 2025
Detroit News
April 1, 2025
..more than $15,000 per year according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute. These high costs leave many families with the…[paywall].
Boston Globe
April 1, 2025
…to adequately increase pay for its teachers over time. The Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, has labeled the resulting…[paywall].
The Advocate
April 1, 2025
…better off staying put in a way right now with all the layoffs,” Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute,…[paywall].
Business Insider
April 1, 2025
The Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator estimated the income a family needed in 2025 for a “modest yet adequate standard of living,” which does not include costs such as paying for student loans or for homeownership, ranged from $75,966 in Coos County (the least expensive county) to $101,336 in Rockingham County for a household with two adults and one child.
Business NH Magazine
April 1, 2025
According to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, not only did Trump fail to curb offshoring during his…[paywall].
Charleston Gazette-Mail
April 1, 2025
According to the Economic Policy Institute’s analysis of Congressional Budget Office data, implementing the proposed Medicaid cuts would effectively reduce the bottom 20% of earners’ incomes by 7.4 percent while handing the top 1% percent at 3.9% tax benefit.
Forbes
April 1, 2025
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Courier Journal
April 1, 2025
Farmers in the area should take note that Congressman Russ Fulcher released a statement indicating his recent “yes” vote in favor of the fiscal year 2025 concurrent resolution on the budget. He failed to mention an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute showing that the budget plan would reduce (by 7.4%) the average income of those in the bottom 20% of household income while increasing (by 3.9%) the average income of those in the top 1% of household income.
Lewiston Tribune
April 1, 2025