S9 Ep50: Tariffs, Uncertainty, and the Exchange Rate

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Aug 26, 202624:27Science & Medicine

Textbook economics says a tariff should strengthen a country's currency. Since the start of 2025, as US tariffs rose ... and the dollar fell. In the first of four episodes of Voxtalks based on papers presented at the sec...

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