Borderline Economics Podcast

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A podcast investigating the economic impacts of tariffs on American industry and consumers, how tariffs have restructured the US’s role world trade, and the questionable legal power behind tariff policy.

Episodes

  1. How Are Tariffs Impacting Prices and Affordability? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Ina Simonovska

    JAN 21

    How Are Tariffs Impacting Prices and Affordability? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Ina Simonovska

    How have the tariffs enacted throughout 2025 impacted prices and the affordability crisis in America? Which groups are disproportionately impacted by price increases? In this episode of borderline economics, we spoke to a leading researcher of international trade, Professor Ina Simonovska from UC Davis to examine exactly how tariff costs get passed through, what we’re seeing right now in terms of price changes in America, and how affordability will change in the coming year. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low-income households and families in poverty at www.borderlineeconomics.org.

    24 min
  2. How Do Tariffs Impact Car Affordability and the Auto Industry? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Kishore Kulkarni

    JAN 21

    How Do Tariffs Impact Car Affordability and the Auto Industry? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Kishore Kulkarni

    Car affordability has dropped significantly in the last five years, and at the same time, car loan delinquency and repossession rates have reached levels last seen in the 2008 financial crisis. But with affordability so low, what do the tariffs on imported vehicles and car parts mean for future car prices, and how will they affect the already tight credit of American consumers?  On this week's episode of Borderline Economics, we spoke to Professor Kishore Kulkarni from MSU Denver about how tariff costs are fundamentally passed through and what auto tariffs could mean for affordability in the coming years. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low-income households and families in poverty at www.borderlineeconomics.org.

    19 min
  3. How Do Tariffs Impact Unemployment and Low Income Households? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Steve Durlauf

    JAN 21

    How Do Tariffs Impact Unemployment and Low Income Households? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Steve Durlauf

    One of the key goals of tariff policy was to bring jobs and infrastructure back to America. But what does history tell us about how tariffs impact employment, and who gets hurt the most when unemployment drops? In this episode of Borderline Economics, we spoke with economist Steve Durlauf from the University of Chicago about how tariffs might shape the economy and employment in the coming year and which groups in America are disproportionately impacted by shifts in the employment rate. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low-income households and families in poverty at www.borderlineeconomics.org.

    20 min
  4. How Have Tariffs Impacted Home Prices and the Housing Affordability Crisis? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Brent Songhen

    JAN 21

    How Have Tariffs Impacted Home Prices and the Housing Affordability Crisis? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Brent Songhen

    The housing affordability crisis in America has gotten considerably worse over the last five years. How have recent tariffs on Canadian lumber impacted home construction costs, and which groups are hurt the most by increases in home prices? On this week's episode of Borderline Economics, we spoke to a leading resource economist, Professor Brent Songhen from the Ohio State University, about how tariffs could impact lumber supply chains and home affordability and what we can expect the housing market to look like in the coming year. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low-income households and families in poverty at www.borderlineeconomics.org.

    16 min
  5. How Have Tariffs Impacted US Businesses and Uncertainty? We Asked A Leading Economist - feat. Professor John Horn

    JAN 21

    How Have Tariffs Impacted US Businesses and Uncertainty? We Asked A Leading Economist - feat. Professor John Horn

    Tariffs have undoubtedly rocked the global economy throughout the last year. But what does it look like inside of businesses when tariffs get put up, and how have they been reacting to new protectionism in America? What do these decisions mean for prices and affordability at the bottom line? On this episode of Borderline Economics, we spoke to Professor John Horn of WashU’s Olin School of Business about how businesses' spending and investment decisions have been shaped by tariffs, how uncertainty is shaping the world economy, and where we might see businesses start to raise prices. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low income households and families in poverty www.borderlineeconomics.org

    22 min
  6. How Will Tariffs Impact US Manufacturing and Employment? We Asked a Leading Trade Economist - feat. Professor Chris Meissner

    JAN 21

    How Will Tariffs Impact US Manufacturing and Employment? We Asked a Leading Trade Economist - feat. Professor Chris Meissner

    How will tariffs impact manufacturing employment and US GDP in the coming years? Which groups in America disproportionately bear the cost of those tariffs, and how will they impact the bottom line? On this episode of Borderline Economics, we speak to one of America’s leading experts in international trade, Professor Chris Meissner from UC Davis, about the history of tariffs and how they’ve impacted employment, manufacturing, and how they might shape the economy in the coming year. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low income households and families in poverty www.borderlineeconomics.org

    20 min
  7. How Have Tariffs Impacted Food Affordability and US Agriculture? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Chad Hart

    12/02/2025

    How Have Tariffs Impacted Food Affordability and US Agriculture? We Asked a Leading Economist - feat. Professor Chad Hart

    The Trump Administration recently announced plans for a 13 billion dollar farmer's aid package following elevated farm bankruptcies and heavy losses sustained by US farmers. We spoke to award-winning professor of agricultural economics Chad Hart about how tariffs have effected US farms this year and what vulnerabilities lie in the 13 billion dollar bailout. Learn about how tariffs are disproportionately impacting low income households and families in poverty www.borderlineeconomics.org

    29 min
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A podcast investigating the economic impacts of tariffs on American industry and consumers, how tariffs have restructured the US’s role world trade, and the questionable legal power behind tariff policy.

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  • Creator
    James O'Neil
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Borderline Economics Podcast
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