Economic View: Productivism is the Key to National Prosperity
US productivity growth has underperformed since the year 2000.
Surge in Pharmaceutical Imports Threatens U.S. National Security as India/China Dominance Grows
KEY POINTS U.S. pharmaceutical imports have risen sharply in the last decade, with imports from China and India skyrocketing. India and China are increasingly the
Economic View: The Coming Solar Apocalypse…and How to Prevent It
Key Points With 86 Gigawatts of planned solar module capacity and some 30 Gigawatts of imports, the U.S. market faces huge oversupply of solar modules.
Economic View: Tariffs Have Strengthened the U.S. Economy
The 2018-2019 tariffs have created thousands of U.S. jobs.
China Faces Debt Meltdown. A Shift to Domestic Chinese Consumption is the Solution
China’s domestic consumption is 20 points lower than other major economies. It needs to raise consumption to address indebtedness and to raise living standards in China.
Steel Conduit Imports from Mexico Continue to Surge Far Above Agreed Limits
U.S. imports of steel conduit from Mexico have exploded since 2017.
Economic View: “Tariff-Jumping Investment,” The Success of the 2018 Washing Machine Tariffs
The success of the washing machine tariffs shows that “tariff-jumping investment,” i.e. inducing domestic industry growth via tariffs is a viable strategy for the U.S. in industries that have suffered decline.
Economic View: U.S. Steel Must Stay American
Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel has offered $14 billion for historic American company U.S. Steel. The deal is a bad idea. It’s bad for America, bad
Economic View: Revoke China MFN Status Now
The multinational business community claims that revoking China MFN would be bad for the
U.S. economy. They are wrong.
Currency Misalignment Monitor, December 2023
The December Currency Misalignment Monitor found dollar overvaluation edging up once again, to 17.4% against the basket of 33 other currencies included in our model.
