Lordstown Family Feud
After releasing The Trade Skirmish of 2018, a policy report on the early evidence on the economic effects of the tariff actions by the U.S. and global retaliation (http://glenn.osu.edu/research/) in April, I was asked to referee a family feud. What follows is an edited version of the question and an expanded version of my answer. Good morning Mr. Hill, I am trying to understand what factors led GM to close the plant in Lordstown, Ohio. My cousin and I argue about Donald Trump and his policies non-stop. My cousin says that Lordstown has nothing to do with steel tariffs [...]
