Season 4, Episode 19: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl. This week Dr. Kuehl focuses on tariffs.

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with his weekly economic update podcast. In Season 4, Episode 19 (5:57 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about tariffs and the roles they play and why there is a likelihood that there will be more of them.

• What is a tariff?   
• Why is this economically controversial?  
• What is the purpose of a tariff / tax?       
• Why is China involved? What kind of economy do they have?
• How do tariffs make our industry competitive?
• What does the U.S. plan to do when buying from China?   
• What happens to the payer of that tariff?    
• What do other countries do when they face a tax??    
• What is the upshot?

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