How Will Tariffs Impact US Manufacturing and Employment? We Asked a Leading Trade Economist - feat. Professor Chris Meissner

Borderline Economics Podcast

Borderline Economics Podcast
How Will Tariffs Impact US Manufacturing and Employment? We Asked a Leading Trade Economist - feat. Professor Chris Meissner
Jan 21, 2026
James O'Neil

How will tariffs impact manufacturing employment and US GDP in the coming years? Which groups in America disproportionately bear the cost of those tariffs, and how will they impact the bottom line? On this episode of Borderline Economics, we speak to one of America’s leading experts in international trade, Professor Chris Meissner from UC Davis, about the history of tariffs and how they’ve impacted employment, manufacturing, and how they might shape the economy in the coming year.

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