Sean Mullin
@mullinsean.bsky.social
Economics | Technology & Innovation | Public Policy – Former economic advisor to PM Justin Trudeau | Founder of Brookfield Institute (now The Dais Institute) | www.seanmullin.ca
Join me at Canada 2020 Conference in Ottawa tomorrow, where I'll be speaking on the "Economics of the AI Boom"
September 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Join me at Canada 2020 Conference in Ottawa tomorrow, where I'll be speaking on the "Economics of the AI Boom"
Will baseline 10% tariffs be the new normal?
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Will baseline 10% tariffs be the new normal?
No attempt to isolate China...
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
No attempt to isolate China...
Key paragraph on how eager Trump was for a win...
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Key paragraph on how eager Trump was for a win...
A very good overview from the WSJ on the implications of the UK-US trade deal for the rest of the world:
- Trump very eager to make a deal to show progress
- Little precedent value for other countries
- No commitment from UK to "isolate China"
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- Trump very eager to make a deal to show progress
- Little precedent value for other countries
- No commitment from UK to "isolate China"
👇
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A very good overview from the WSJ on the implications of the UK-US trade deal for the rest of the world:
- Trump very eager to make a deal to show progress
- Little precedent value for other countries
- No commitment from UK to "isolate China"
👇
- Trump very eager to make a deal to show progress
- Little precedent value for other countries
- No commitment from UK to "isolate China"
👇
Trump is actually playing 5D chess with his tariff plan, which will ultimately lead to reshoring of manufacturing, a new Mar-a-Lago Accord with a devalued USD as the global reserve currency, trillions in revenue to fund tax cuts and U.S. emerging victorious over China.
Meanwhile…🤦♂️👇
Meanwhile…🤦♂️👇
April 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump is actually playing 5D chess with his tariff plan, which will ultimately lead to reshoring of manufacturing, a new Mar-a-Lago Accord with a devalued USD as the global reserve currency, trillions in revenue to fund tax cuts and U.S. emerging victorious over China.
Meanwhile…🤦♂️👇
Meanwhile…🤦♂️👇
From today’s speech by the Chair of the WH Council of Economic Advisors…
April 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
From today’s speech by the Chair of the WH Council of Economic Advisors…
WSJ: $3.1T in market losses; 2nd biggest drop by aggregate value in U.S. history (nominal)
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
WSJ: $3.1T in market losses; 2nd biggest drop by aggregate value in U.S. history (nominal)
Front page of the NY Times right now….
April 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Front page of the NY Times right now….
3/ See similar recommendations from a paper I co-authored in 2014 on how to address Canada's infrastructure deficit for Canada2020. 👇
February 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
3/ See similar recommendations from a paper I co-authored in 2014 on how to address Canada's infrastructure deficit for Canada2020. 👇
1/ Interesting piece on @mark-carney.bsky.social's plan to separate operating and capital budgets for Canada, with supportive quotes from Kevin Page (IFSD) and Randall Bartlett (Desjardins).
February 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
1/ Interesting piece on @mark-carney.bsky.social's plan to separate operating and capital budgets for Canada, with supportive quotes from Kevin Page (IFSD) and Randall Bartlett (Desjardins).
Trump's new reciprocal tariff policy will apparently include domestic VATs (like Canada's GST) in calculating new "fair" tariffs....😬
February 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Trump's new reciprocal tariff policy will apparently include domestic VATs (like Canada's GST) in calculating new "fair" tariffs....😬