In the Media

Report: Trade, Health Care Cost GOP Seats in 2018 Midterms

Nov 27, 2019 // Continued coverage of a new study by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthor Chad Bown examining how the trade war impacted the 2018 midterm elections. Similar coverage on Politico.
View at U.S. News & World Report

All eyes on today’s NAFTA meeting

Nov 27, 2019 // A study conducted by Emily Blanchard and Davin Chor and the Peterson Institute of International Economics’ Chad Bown — found that U.S.-imposed tariffs alone had little influence on Republican voters’ behavior.
View at Politico

Republicans lost seats in Congress last year because of Trump's trade war, according to a new study

Nov 26, 2019 // "Trump's trade war may have been a significant contributor to the Republican Party's weak showing in the 2018 House elections," economists Emily Blanchard, Chad Bown and Davin Chor said.
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Investors Should Worry Less about the Trade War and More about China’s Economy

Nov 15, 2019 // Highlights a new study by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthor Chad Bown examining the trade war’s impact on the 2018 midterm elections. The paper finds that Republican candidates lost support in areas affected by trade retaliation, while gaining little support in areas that benefited from protective tariffs.
View at Barron's

It’s Not Just Farmers—U.S. Exports May Never Recover from the Trade War

Nov 15, 2019 // Highlights a recent study by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthor Chad Bown examining the trade war’s impact on the 2018 midterm elections.
View at Bloomberg

Donald Trump’s General Election Lesson for Boris Johnson: Trade Wars Lose Voters

Nov 13, 2019 // Continued coverage of a new study by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthor Chad Bown exploring the trade war’s impact on the 2018 midterm elections. The study estimates that Republicans lost five congressional seats due to trade turmoil.
View at The Telegraph

Trump Makes No Promises on China Trade Deal

Nov 12, 2019 // Highlights a new study by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthor Chad Bown examining the trade war’s impact on the 2018 midterm elections.
View at NPR

Trade Progress, a Price on Good Health, Investors Really like the U.S. Economy

Nov 05, 2019 // A roundup of the latest economy news highlights a paper by Emily Blanchard, Davin Chor, and coauthors exploring the trade war’s impact on the 2018 election.
View at The Wall Street Journal

Trump and China Have a ‘Phase One Deal.’ The World Economy Is Still at Risk.

Oct 11, 2019 // “Markets may respond, but that doesn’t mean that firms will,” says Emily Blanchard of a “phase one” trade deal between the U.S. and China. “It’s firms’ decisions that matter for the economy.”
View at The New York Times

New NAFTA Wins NH Businesses’ Support

Aug 16, 2019 // “If NAFTA had been repealed without replacement, it would have been incredibly disruptive for firms throughout America and especially New Hampshire manufacturing firms,” says Emily Blanchard. “The new deal is an elimination of uncertainty, but that uncertainty was not there until a couple of years ago.”
View at NH Business Review

By Rerouting Goods, Companies Can Avoid Tariffs

Jun 26, 2019 // “When tariffs were lower before this trade war, it wasn’t a profitable strategy,” Emily Blanchard says of rerouting goods to avoid costly tariffs. “Now that tariffs are going up, we would definitely expect to see transshipment becoming more popular.”
View at Marketplace

Trade Wars in the Global Value Chain Era

Jun 20, 2019 // “Early evidence suggests that even in the very short run, the current trade war is taking a toll on US firms and consumers,” writes Emily Blanchard.
View at Vox

New ‘Front’ of Mr. Trump

Jun 08, 2019 // Continued coverage of comments by Emily Blanchard regarding the impact proposed tariffs on Mexico would have on consumers.
View at Saigon Economic Times

Mexico Gets Needlessly Drawn into a Trade War

Jun 05, 2019 // Continued coverage of comments by Emily Blanchard regarding proposed tariffs on Mexico. “I don’t see how our trading partners will continue to negotiate with us as if we have any credibility going forward,” Blanchard says.
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As Trade War Spreads to Mexico, Companies Lose a Safe Harbor

Jun 01, 2019 // Quotes Emily Blanchard regarding the impact that proposed tariffs on Mexican imports could have on U.S. consumers.
View at The New York Times

The New Tariffs against Mexico Signal the U.S. Isn’t a Reliable Negotiating Partner

May 31, 2019 // “I don’t see how our trading partners will continue to negotiate with us as if we have any credibility going forward,” says Emily Blanchard. “They’re going to have a much harder time selling any costly domestic reform or sacrifice that is a concession to the U.S., because the U.S. is acting like an erratic bully.”
View at The New York Times

Econ 101 with Emily Blanchard—Trade War

Oct 18, 2018 // As a guest on 93.9 The River, Emily Blanchard discusses ongoing trade relations between the United States and the rest of the world. Blanchard says contentious trade relations aren’t likely to balance trade for the U.S.
View at 93.9 The River

While You Weren’t Looking: 5 Stories from the Trump Administration That Aren’t about Brett Kavanaugh

Oct 06, 2018 // Continued coverage of comments by Emily Blanchard regarding the impact of USMCA—the trade deal that will replace NAFTA if approved by lawmakers. Blanchard says that while it is good much of NAFTA will stay intact, ongoing trade tensions are distracting from more important issues.
View at Mic

Trump’s ‘Historic’ Trade Deal Doesn’t Look so Historic after All

Oct 02, 2018 // Continued coverage of comments by Emily Blanchard regarding USMCA, the new trade deal replacing NAFTA. Blanchard says much of the deal is familiar with its components largely coming from NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
View at The Salt Lake Tribune

The New NAFTA Didn’t Avert a Crisis. It Just Delayed It.

Oct 03, 2018 // Quotes Emily Blanchard, in an article about the new USMCA trade deal that will replace NAFTA should it be approved by lawmakers.
View at Quartz