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What will Trump's trade war do to labor productivity?

2025/5/1
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Adam Pozen
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Bonnie Herzog
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Brian Glashago
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Cara Kockelman
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Dwayne Stanford
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Gil Tal
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John Haltewanger
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Jonathan Lickstein
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Kyle Risdell
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Peter Urazem
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Peter Van Doren
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Preston Mui
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Adam Pozen: 我认为美国当前最大的经济失衡在于财政赤字,而不是贸易逆差。通过关税来解决宏观经济问题是行不通的,除非征收巨额关税导致经济衰退。试图通过关税增加制造业就业岗位是得不偿失的,因为增加的就业岗位数量有限,而且会对其他经济部门造成影响。美国需要重新平衡的是国家安全和全球贸易,而不是全球贸易本身。我们应该将中国作为一个单独的问题来处理,而不是将其与全球贸易的其他问题混为一谈。特朗普政府试图迅速解决几十年来形成的全球贸易失衡问题是不现实的。特朗普的贸易政策将对美国经济造成巨大的负面影响,不仅仅是商品价格上涨,还会影响到我们能够塑造个人生活的方式,以及每个美国人的实际收入。 Peter Van Doren: 我认为政府事务需要时间和努力,因为涉及到很多利益相关者。 Preston Mui: 劳动力市场紧张会激励工人寻找更好的工作,从而提高生产率。更高的工资会激励企业投资设备,以提高产出效率。但是,贸易战会损害生产率增长,因为企业会推迟投资。 Peter Urazem: 如果关税导致物价上涨和生产率下降,通货膨胀问题将更加严重。 John Haltewanger: 政府对高等教育的削减将损害创新和生产率增长。金融市场波动会降低贷款人对高风险初创企业的支持意愿,从而威胁到创新。生产率增长对经济福祉至关重要,其放缓将导致生活水平下降。

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An upward climb in labor productivity has been a promising economic trend over the past few years. That’s important because productivity drives overall economic growth. But President Trump’s trade war, which is causing many businesses big and small to hold off on major investments, could cause that productivity to stagnate. Also in this episode: Coca-Cola reports stronger-than-expected earnings, the GOP wants EV owners to pay for road maintenance costs usually covered by a gas tax and the Sunbelt housing market turns lukewarm.