Borderline Economics Podcast

How Do Tariffs Impact Unemployment and Low Income Households? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Steve Durlauf

One of the key goals of tariff policy was to bring jobs and infrastructure back to America. But what does history tell us about how tariffs impact employment, and who gets hurt the most when unemployment drops? In this episode of Borderline Economics, we spoke with economist Steve Durlauf from the University of Chicago about how tariffs might shape the economy and employment in the coming year and which groups in America are disproportionately impacted by shifts in the employment rate. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low-income households and families in poverty at www.borderlineeconomics.org [http://www.borderlineeconomics.org].

How Will Tariffs Impact US Manufacturing and Employment? We Asked a Leading Trade Economist - feat. Professor Chris Meissner

How will tariffs impact manufacturing employment and US GDP in the coming years? Which groups in America disproportionately bear the cost of those tariffs, and how will they impact the bottom line? On this episode of Borderline Economics, we speak to one of America’s leading experts in international trade, Professor Chris Meissner from UC Davis, about the history of tariffs and how they’ve impacted employment, manufacturing, and how they might shape the economy in the coming year. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low income households and families in poverty www.borderlineeconomics.org

How Have Tariffs Impacted Home Prices and the Housing Affordability Crisis? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Brent Songhen

The housing affordability crisis in America has gotten considerably worse over the last five years. How have recent tariffs on Canadian lumber impacted home construction costs, and which groups are hurt the most by increases in home prices? On this week's episode of Borderline Economics, we spoke to a leading resource economist, Professor Brent Songhen from the Ohio State University, about how tariffs could impact lumber supply chains and home affordability and what we can expect the housing market to look like in the coming year. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low-income households and families in poverty at www.borderlineeconomics.org [http://www.borderlineeconomics.org].

How Are Tariffs Impacting Prices and Affordability? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Ina Simonovska

How have the tariffs enacted throughout 2025 impacted prices and the affordability crisis in America? Which groups are disproportionately impacted by price increases? In this episode of borderline economics, we spoke to a leading researcher of international trade, Professor Ina Simonovska from UC Davis to examine exactly how tariff costs get passed through, what we’re seeing right now in terms of price changes in America, and how affordability will change in the coming year. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low-income households and families in poverty at www.borderlineeconomics.org [http://www.borderlineeconomics.org].

How Have Tariffs Impacted US Businesses and Uncertainty? We Asked A Leading Economist - feat. Professor John Horn

Tariffs have undoubtedly rocked the global economy throughout the last year. But what does it look like inside of businesses when tariffs get put up, and how have they been reacting to new protectionism in America? What do these decisions mean for prices and affordability at the bottom line? On this episode of Borderline Economics, we spoke to Professor John Horn of WashU’s Olin School of Business about how businesses' spending and investment decisions have been shaped by tariffs, how uncertainty is shaping the world economy, and where we might see businesses start to raise prices. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low income households and families in poverty www.borderlineeconomics.org