Michael Hicks

1 week ago | indianacitizen.org | Michael Hicks |Marilyn Odendahl

This column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks April 13, 2025The GOP is vacillating between contradictory claims that President Trump’s tariffs are either negotiating tactics designed to end tariffs everywhere or a long-term strategy to onshore U.S. manufacturing. We have no evidence that either approach has worked anytime, anywhere in the past 250 years.

1 month ago | indianacitizen.org | Michael Hicks |Marilyn Odendahl

Michael J. HicksThis column was originally published on the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research Weekly Commentary blog. By Michael Hicks March 16, 2025Recessions are caused by economic shocks that affect either the demand or the supply of goods and services. President Trump’s policy choices target both supply and demand.