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Jason Furman on the Trump Tariffs and the US Economy
Conversations with Bill Kristol
44 minutes 36 seconds
7 months ago
Jason Furman on the Trump Tariffs and the US Economy
What are the likely effects of Trump’s tariffs, and what do they mean for the US economy? To discuss, we are joined again by Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in President Obama’s second term. According to Furman, Trump’s tariffs represent an enormous "shock to the system” likely to produce both short- and long-term economic pain. Furman considers both the direct and indirect effects of Trump’s policies, including the effects of uncertainty on the economy. Finally, Kristol and Furman discuss whether Congress could push back against an economic agenda likely, in Furman’s words, to produce “many more losers than winners.”
Conversations with Bill Kristol
Conversations with Bill Kristol features in-depth, thought-provoking discussions with leading figures in American public life.