A check-in on manufacturing jobs, one year since Trump's tariffs

Published on April 20, 2026

Now a year since Trump introduced an "uncertain" series fo Tariffs, Booth's Matt Notowidigdo, David McDaniel Keller Professor of Economics and Business and Public Policy Fellow, explores the fallout of the President's policy, describing them as "paralyzing" in some instances. 

Listen to Notowidigdo's conversation with Marketplace.org or read the transcript at their website. 

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