Marta Bengoa
@mbengoa.bsky.social
Professor of International Economics at City University of New York (CUNY) & Univ of Johannesburg. Senior Fellow at CIRANO (Montreal). Former President International Trade & Finance Association www.martabengoa.com
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It's easy to miss with so much noise around us, but we've continued an incredible streak of broad based real wage growth for a more extended period than we have for a long time. And wage growth still a bit higher for non-managerial workers (~80% or private workforce). www.bls.gov/opub/ted/202...
April 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
It's easy to miss with so much noise around us, but we've continued an incredible streak of broad based real wage growth for a more extended period than we have for a long time. And wage growth still a bit higher for non-managerial workers (~80% or private workforce). www.bls.gov/opub/ted/202...
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Featured in today’s @FT on the US-China tariff stand-off: Despite deep trade interdependence, the balance of risk tilts toward the US. Trade independence creates asymmetric risks & leverage Beijing holds: on.ft.com/4jx44DY #tariff #TradeWar #InternationalTrade #Economics
Trade, tech and Treasuries: China holds cards in US tariff stand-off
[FREE TO READ] Planning, diversified markets and control of strategic materials potentially give Beijing leverage — if it can bear the pain
on.ft.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Featured in today’s @FT on the US-China tariff stand-off: Despite deep trade interdependence, the balance of risk tilts toward the US. Trade independence creates asymmetric risks & leverage Beijing holds: on.ft.com/4jx44DY #tariff #TradeWar #InternationalTrade #Economics
Featured in today’s @FT on the US-China tariff stand-off: Despite deep trade interdependence, the balance of risk tilts toward the US. Trade independence creates asymmetric risks & leverage Beijing holds: on.ft.com/4jx44DY #tariff #TradeWar #InternationalTrade #Economics
Trade, tech and Treasuries: China holds cards in US tariff stand-off
[FREE TO READ] Planning, diversified markets and control of strategic materials potentially give Beijing leverage — if it can bear the pain
on.ft.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Featured in today’s @FT on the US-China tariff stand-off: Despite deep trade interdependence, the balance of risk tilts toward the US. Trade independence creates asymmetric risks & leverage Beijing holds: on.ft.com/4jx44DY #tariff #TradeWar #InternationalTrade #Economics
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1/7 NEW: The hidden cost of America's trade war? A massive Treasury selloff that just added $4.68 billion to taxpayer debt burden. My latest analysis on how tariffs are silently inflating our national debt:
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
Bond Market Backlash: The Overlooked Debt Costs of America’s New Trade Stance — ORF America
By Marta Bengoa As the global trade conflict intensifies, we must consider not just the direct costs of tariffs but also their profound secondary effects on America's long-term fiscal sustainability.
orfamerica.org
April 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
1/7 NEW: The hidden cost of America's trade war? A massive Treasury selloff that just added $4.68 billion to taxpayer debt burden. My latest analysis on how tariffs are silently inflating our national debt:
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
1/7 NEW: The hidden cost of America's trade war? A massive Treasury selloff that just added $4.68 billion to taxpayer debt burden. My latest analysis on how tariffs are silently inflating our national debt:
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
Bond Market Backlash: The Overlooked Debt Costs of America’s New Trade Stance — ORF America
By Marta Bengoa As the global trade conflict intensifies, we must consider not just the direct costs of tariffs but also their profound secondary effects on America's long-term fiscal sustainability.
orfamerica.org
April 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
1/7 NEW: The hidden cost of America's trade war? A massive Treasury selloff that just added $4.68 billion to taxpayer debt burden. My latest analysis on how tariffs are silently inflating our national debt:
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
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My take on today’s tariffs which represent strategic incoherence & dire economic consequences for the US & global economy in a highly unstable landscape #orfamerica
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
Strategic Incoherence Compounds the Financial Costs of New U.S. Tariffs — ORF America
By Marta Bengoa As this new phase of trade conflict unfolds, both immediate price effects and the longer-term restructuring of economic relationships threaten to undermine decades of productivity gai...
orfamerica.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My take on today’s tariffs which represent strategic incoherence & dire economic consequences for the US & global economy in a highly unstable landscape #orfamerica
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
My take on today’s tariffs which represent strategic incoherence & dire economic consequences for the US & global economy in a highly unstable landscape #orfamerica
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
Strategic Incoherence Compounds the Financial Costs of New U.S. Tariffs — ORF America
By Marta Bengoa As this new phase of trade conflict unfolds, both immediate price effects and the longer-term restructuring of economic relationships threaten to undermine decades of productivity gai...
orfamerica.org
March 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My take on today’s tariffs which represent strategic incoherence & dire economic consequences for the US & global economy in a highly unstable landscape #orfamerica
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
My piece on Trump’s tariffs for ORF America. It explores the broad implications for the US and the developing world orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
What Trump Tariffs Could Mean for the United States, India, and the Developing World — ORF America
By Marta Bengoa While the full implications of Trump's latest trade offensive remain to be seen, one thing appears certain: the global trading system is entering uncharted waters, with consequences t...
orfamerica.org
February 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
My piece on Trump’s tariffs for ORF America. It explores the broad implications for the US and the developing world orfamerica.org/orf-america-...
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NYFed paper: Trump's previous tariff announcements caused large declines in US stock market returns, and had a negative effect on the U.S. economy that is substantially larger than past estimates
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2024/12/usin...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2024/12/usin...
December 7, 2024 at 4:28 PM
NYFed paper: Trump's previous tariff announcements caused large declines in US stock market returns, and had a negative effect on the U.S. economy that is substantially larger than past estimates
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2024/12/usin...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2024/12/usin...
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Very happy to see this fully accepted and in press. A short thread coming. But first, thank you to all those who made this possible. To the JMCs out there this season: studies like this do not come from a vacuum, they stand on previous literatures and reflect invaluable comments from many people.
Recently accepted to #REStud, ``The Long-Run Labor Market Effects of the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement,'' from Kovak and Morrow:
www.restud.com/the-long-run...
www.restud.com/the-long-run...
December 2, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Very happy to see this fully accepted and in press. A short thread coming. But first, thank you to all those who made this possible. To the JMCs out there this season: studies like this do not come from a vacuum, they stand on previous literatures and reflect invaluable comments from many people.
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I'll be speaking at the 6th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of #Migration, May 22-23, 2025 here in Madrid. Leah Boustan will also be speaking. Submit your papers before Jan 26! tinyurl.com/y2cd98kk
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November 21, 2024 at 8:03 PM
I'll be speaking at the 6th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of #Migration, May 22-23, 2025 here in Madrid. Leah Boustan will also be speaking. Submit your papers before Jan 26! tinyurl.com/y2cd98kk
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🧵 New paper uses AI to map global production networks & study recent shifts in global trade: "AI-Generated Production Networks" by @trfetzer.com @econopete.bsky.social @prashantgarg.bsky.social and Bennet Feld.
November 18, 2024 at 4:22 PM
🧵 New paper uses AI to map global production networks & study recent shifts in global trade: "AI-Generated Production Networks" by @trfetzer.com @econopete.bsky.social @prashantgarg.bsky.social and Bennet Feld.
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Alejandro Graziano presented "International Trade, Market Concentration and Welfare". The paper highlights how changes in competition and concentration influence consumer welfare and trade outcomes.
November 21, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Alejandro Graziano presented "International Trade, Market Concentration and Welfare". The paper highlights how changes in competition and concentration influence consumer welfare and trade outcomes.
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In our new paper we introduce a novel global production network leveraging quite refined AI retrieval augmented generation techniques. We believe this data is particularly suitable to study the economic repercussions of escalating global trade tensions.
November 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
In our new paper we introduce a novel global production network leveraging quite refined AI retrieval augmented generation techniques. We believe this data is particularly suitable to study the economic repercussions of escalating global trade tensions.
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Hi #EconSky,
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Hi #EconSky,
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄
It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open!
Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Many infectious diseases are so rare today that it is easy to forget how very common they were before the introduction of vaccines.
My chart presents an overview of the change in the US.
My chart presents an overview of the change in the US.
November 21, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Many infectious diseases are so rare today that it is easy to forget how very common they were before the introduction of vaccines.
My chart presents an overview of the change in the US.
My chart presents an overview of the change in the US.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:27 PM
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OK, here's my first attempt at the kind of thread I used to do on the hellsite. At a guess, the first place we'll really see the economic impact of Trumpism will be from mass deportation — and it will be worse than many people, even macroeconomic modelers, imagine 1/
November 12, 2024 at 1:23 PM
OK, here's my first attempt at the kind of thread I used to do on the hellsite. At a guess, the first place we'll really see the economic impact of Trumpism will be from mass deportation — and it will be worse than many people, even macroeconomic modelers, imagine 1/
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Where can a person with graduate degrees in data science, analysis, and survey methods help to make social change?
Suggestions, advice, and leads please
Suggestions, advice, and leads please
November 9, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Where can a person with graduate degrees in data science, analysis, and survey methods help to make social change?
Suggestions, advice, and leads please
Suggestions, advice, and leads please
Why voters hate inflation so much? The NY Times offers a really good explainer
November 8, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Why voters hate inflation so much? The NY Times offers a really good explainer
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Bob Lighthizer may be back as US Trade Rep., although the job could still end up going to someone like his former Chief of Staff Jamieson Greer:
"Donald Trump asks arch protectionist Robert Lighthizer to run US trade policy"
"Donald Trump asks arch protectionist Robert Lighthizer to run US trade policy"
Donald Trump asks arch protectionist Robert Lighthizer to run US trade policy
Tariff hawk's potential reappointment to top economy role likely to alarm trading partners
www.ft.com
November 8, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Bob Lighthizer may be back as US Trade Rep., although the job could still end up going to someone like his former Chief of Staff Jamieson Greer:
"Donald Trump asks arch protectionist Robert Lighthizer to run US trade policy"
"Donald Trump asks arch protectionist Robert Lighthizer to run US trade policy"
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People who voted for Trump for lower price over full employment are going to hate what's coming next. I don't think we convey that message well enough.
November 8, 2024 at 6:08 PM
People who voted for Trump for lower price over full employment are going to hate what's coming next. I don't think we convey that message well enough.
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