'It's not what this paper deserves': Canadian economist after White House uses his work to justify tariffs

'It's not what this paper deserves': Canadian economist after White House uses his work to justify tariffs

Both times, the Trump administration got it wrong, says Pau S. Pujolas, an associate economics professor at McMaster University in Hamilton who wrote the 2024 paper "Trade deficits with trade wars."

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White House uses Hamilton economist's paper to justify tariffs but misses his point 'trade wars are bad' #Canada #CDNNews #CanadianBusiness #CDNEcon #Economy

Twice this month, the White House has used a Hamilton associate professor’s research to help justify U.S. President Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping tariffs and ongoing trade war with China. Both times, the Trump administration got it wrong, said Pau S. Pujolas, an associate economics professor at McMaster University.  “On the one hand, it’s like, ‘Wow, I’m having input,'” Pujolas told CBC Hamilton on Friday. “On the other hand, it’s not what this pa…

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