Economics and Sustainability Series: The Science of Batteries
Abstract: The rising cost of cobalt may be of little interest to many, but in fact, has the potentialto affect nearly everyone. Cobalt is used in the construction of the…
Boxed Out: China’s Exports Pinched by Global Run On Shipping Containers
Abstract: Disruptions to global supply chains have taken on a new level of complexity in recent months, this time caused by a shortage of shipping containers. Despite estimates of as…
Steel Tariffs: What Really Happened
Abstract: The state of the U.S. steel industry is often a bellwether of sorts on the state ofthe economy in places like Pennsylvania, where many depend on the industry for…
When Is A Record Trade Deficit A Good Thing? Maybe in the Middle of a Pandemic.
Abstract: The recent announcement by the U.S. Commerce Department that in August,the United States recorded its largest trade deficit in 14 years drew mixed reactions fromanalysts and economists. Some voiced…
Why China May Be the Key to Economic Recovery in Japan
Japan, like the rest of the world, is struggling to get its economy back on trackfollowing closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Unlike manycountries however, Japan is…
U.S. Economy Contracted By More than 32 Percent
From April to June 2020, the U.S. GDP plummeted at an annual rate of 32.9 percent, the worst drop on record. As businesses closed across the country due to the…