From sleeveless jackets to begging brides and young sports teams with no uniforms, the complexities of quotas can produce a slew of unpredictable results.…
Where Retaliatory Tariffs Create Unintended Consequences
It will be rather complicated when retaliatory agricultural tariffs, aluminum protection, and crop payment supports all hit New Madrid County, Missouri.…
Comparing Eggs to Bananas
By dividing the CPI into goods and services that can and cannot be traded, we can see the impact of trade on price changes.…
A Brexit To Do List
Ranging from from border infrastructure to a divorce bill, a Brexit To Do List can be given a Readiness Score that shows their negotiating progress.…
How the EU and the U.S. Fought a Banana Trade War
With tariffs and quotas the weapons, the 1990s banana trade war between the European Union and the U.S. was a classic except for one key difference.…
Everything You Need To Know About the Avocado
From needing a new name to making California growers happy, boosting avocado consumption has been about overcoming obstacles.…
The U.S. Army’s War Against the Vegas Golden Knights
A college and the U.S. Army are trying to prevent the Vegas Golden Knights from getting a trademark. About much more than a hockey team, the dispute involves how much we control our name. The Three Go…
A Different View of Manufacturing Jobs
While the headlines emphasize the decline in manufacturing jobs in the U.S., looking at the world reveals a different story.…
What Brexit Subtracts From the EU
To how the Europeans feel about a Brexit impact, we can add how the U.K. will affect the EU’s GDP, population, budget, imports and exports when it leaves.…
All You Need to Know About Jobs and Steel Tariffs
Although the new steel tariff will target just 140,000 workers in the steel industry, its impact will create an economic ripple that will affect millions across the U.S.…