James Lake
@jameswesleylake
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Assoc Prof @UTKnoxville. Research: trade policy. Assoc Editor @CanJEcon. Research: trade policy. Co-organizer Midwest Trade & Theory Conference.
Knoxville, TN
Joined July 2018
Call for papers for Spring 2025 Midwest Trade & Theory conference at Virginia Tech is out on our new website: Hope to see you there! @rafer77 @YotovG @VT_Econ @Sudiptahere
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RT @CatoTrade: Local US labor markets more exposed to Chinese import competition in the 2000s experienced larger manufacturing job losses.….
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RT @YotovG: 🚨 GRAVITY for UNDERGRADS🚨 . Very happy to share “Gravity for Undergrads” - a Chapter, designed to introduce the gravity model t….
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RT @byHeatherLong: Really bleak outlook in the NY Manufacturing Survey for April:. The 6 month business outlook fell to -7.4 (down 44 point….
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RT @scottlincicome: Lots of good stuff in here from @JosephPolitano, but these two charts are IMO the biggest story. American companies -….
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Thanks for sharing @mikekofoed, was very happy to get the final acceptance in the last couple of days! Fortunately, it’s also very timely with the current policy actions not only on steel tariffs but tariffs on inputs and parts more generally.
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RT @Lpuzzell: 📢 Call for Papers! 📢.Submit your work to METC 📄✨.📍 Melbourne 🗓️ July 21-23.Keynote Speaker: Paola Conconi.🛑 Deadline: April 1….
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Thanks Maria!.
@jameswesleylake @WATEBoWilliams Great interview, James! The examples make it hopefully easy for the general audience to understand!.
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Looking forward to Midwest Theory & Trade Conference tomorrow at Virginia Tech w/ local host @Sudiptahere! Trade side includes @TBesedes @CruciniMario @kopaulilhak @invariance @TomZylkin @LLaPlue @torun_david @vaught @rafer77 @YotovG & others!.
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Great to be on "Tennessee This Week" with @WATEBoWilliams on our local ABC affiliate recently to discuss tariffs
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RT @ketkidsheth: Submissions for DevSouth are due tomorrow. If you're a development economist in the South, this is a great workshop and a….
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RT @AndrewG_PhD: 📢Final call for papers:.Agricultural and Environmental Issues in International Economics. May 8/9 @ncsu. 8 papers + 2 di….
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RT @EmanuelOrnelas_: It is a privilege for the world to have as the @WTO director-general someone who is genuinely interested in using insi….
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RT @byHeatherLong: Is this the end of free trade?.Do tariffs ever work well?. Really good podcast discussion with former Tennessee Govs. @P….
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1st edition of the conference last year was excellent and a lot of fun, I’m sure this one will be too!.
📢Call for papers! 📢 Melbourne Empirical Trade Conference (METC 2025) with Paola Conconi as a Keynote Speaker---apply now and come join us in amazing Melbourne (trust me, it's truly amazing!) Photo from METC2024 wine retreat for an additional nudge!
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RT @maria_ptashkina: 📢Call for papers! 📢 Melbourne Empirical Trade Conference (METC 2025) with Paola Conconi as a Keynote Speaker---apply n….
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Great to be on @YMBRPodcast with TN governors @BillHaslam and @PhilBredesen as well as @byHeatherLong to discuss current state of trade policy!.
The 1st episode of @YMBRPodcast's Season 6 is now available at @UTBakerSchool! Listen to Gov. @PhilBredesen and my great conversation about trade policy with the @washingtonpost's @byHeatherLong & @UTKnoxville's @jameswesleylake:
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RT @ALashkaripour: I’ve created a dashboard that projects potential GDP losses for countries if ongoing tariff escalations trigger a global….
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Metal tariffs may help US metal producers & their workers. But steel is a *key* input in US manufacturing sector. Based on my work on 2002 Bush steel tariffs, should expect net job losses in US manufacturing.
(1/4) Trump Plans to Unveil 25% Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on Monday. By @Josh_Wingrove. Background: Most (but not all) countries still face 25% steel tariffs and 10% aluminum tariffs from Trump I….
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RT @MaraPadillaR: Check out our new publication with Cecilia Peluffo and @ViollazMariana on the effects of extending the school day on divo….
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RT @YotovG: Only 5 days left for submitting your trade papers to one of the oldest, most inclusive, and high-quality conferences in interna….
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