S3E7: Plucking the Global Goose: Measuring Tariff Exposure in Trump's Trade War
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How far can governments go in taxing trade before the global economy hisses?In this Heller-Hurwicz Office Hours episode, we explore how to quantify which products, firms, and supply chains feel the sharpest tariff impact. Professor Tom Holmes joins us to unpack how Trump's tariffs target IP-heavy industries and global brands and walks us through a new framework for assessing tariff exposure. Drawing on his work-in-progress “Tariffs for Tax Revenue: Brands, Distribution Chains, and Tariff Choice,” we explore what it means to “pluck the goose” of global trade and what it takes to walk the line between efficiency and outrage.🔑 Topics:
tariffs • trade policy • brand economics • intellectual property • innovation • revenue strategy • Trump economic policy • global supply chains • economic modeling
United States
