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May 25, 2025	Previewing the Long-Term Effects of TariffsThe dominant effect of the Trump tariffs will be to raise production costs on almost every American manufacturing firm.
May 18, 2025	It’s TDS to Suppose These Tariffs Are WorkingTrump has pushed the U.S. into an economic downturn that will be especially hurtful to Hoosiers.
May 11, 2025	Trump’s Tariff Recession Is HereMy new forecast, completed in late April, predicts a national recession began as early as March in reaction to Trump’s tarriffs.
February 11, 2024	Some More Truth About Manufacturing and TradeManufacturing employment peaked decades earlier than manufacturing production.
September 17, 2023	Thoughts About Trump’s Tax PlanIn considering any tax change, first ask how it might eventually reduce the debt.
September 10, 2023	China Is a Poor and Failing NationChina is getting in the way of its own economic growth.
September 27, 2020	COVID May Amplify Factory Job TrendsFor manufacturing, production continues to grow and employment continues to decline.
July 5, 2020	More Presidential Confusion on TradeThe Trump Administration is accelerating the trade imbalance in the quickest way possible.
May 24, 2020	Don’t Expand the Trade WarTrade allows us to buy things we cannot efficiently produce ourselves.
November 4, 2018	China Is a Poor and Backward NationChina may ultimately prove a significant strategic threat to the United States.
January 24, 2016	The End of a Bubble, Version 2016Actions in Iran and China are affecting markets worldwide.
August 2, 2015	The Chinese Bubble Is Only the BeginningEconomic growth can come from technology advances, increased productivity, or an increase in human or financial capital.
July 12, 2015	Hazards to Our Recovery: China, Greece and TimeWith 84 months of (often sluggish) expansion, roadblocks lie ahead.
November 30, 2014	Worries During the Forecasting SeasonAt this rate, our standard of living will double in 80 years.
November 27, 2006	Chinese Growth Falling Back to Earth? "...the story of growth in the world’s most populous country is really the tale of two economies."
September 17, 2004	Plugging Into the Growth of China "China’s emergence as a world manufacturing center has presented a formidable challenge to other production-oriented economies, including the economy of Indiana."

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