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people-robert-e-scott staff_type-research-associate" >  <div class="post-header">  <h1 class="page-title"> Robert E. Scott </h1> <h2 class="page-subtitle">Research Associate</h2> <a href="https://twitter.com/@RobScott_EPI" class="epi-twitter-button"> Follow @@RobScott_EPI </a> </div>  <div class="entry-content">  <div class="the-content-wrap"> <div class="attributed-image bio-image-wrapper alignright clearfix"> <img src="https://files.epi.org/uploads/RobScott-CC-2-650x975.jpg" class="bio-photo" width="180" height="270" alt="Robert E. Scott"> <div class="bio-image-download"> <a href="https://files.epi.org/uploads/RobScott-CC-2-650x975.jpg"> <i class="fa fa-download"></i> High-resolution </a> </div> </div> <p><em><strong>Areas of expertise</strong></em><br /> International economics • Trade and manufacturing policies • Global finance • Foreign investment and “insourcing” • Industry studies</p> <p><strong><em>Biography<br /> </em></strong>Robert E. Scott joined the Economic Policy Institute in 1997 and is currently director of trade and manufacturing policy research. His areas of research include international economics, the impacts of trade and manufacturing policies on working people in the United States and other countries, the economic impacts of foreign investment, and the macroeconomic effects of trade and capital flows and exchange rates. He has published widely in academic journals and the popular press, including in the<em> Journal of Policy Analysis and Management</em>, the<em> International Review of Applied Economics</em>, and the<em> Stanford Law and Policy Review</em>,  the <em>Detroit News</em>, the<em> New York Times, Los Angeles Times</em>, <em>Newsday</em>, <em>USA Today</em>, <em>The Baltimore Sun</em>, <em>The Washington Times</em>, <em>The Hill</em>, and other newspapers. He has also provided economic commentary for a range of electronic media, including NPR, CNN, Bloomberg, and the BBC. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.</p> <div class="box clearfix box" style=""> <h5><strong>Highlighted work</strong></h5> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/opinion/elizabeth-warren-dollar.html">Elizabeth Warren’s Radical Plan to Fix the Dollar</a> • <em>The New York Times</em> • June 16, 2019</li> <li><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2018/12/02/gm-cutbacks-result-overvalued-dollar/2161085002/">GM cutbacks a result of overvalued dollar</a> • <em>The Detroit News</em> • December 1, 2018</li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/23/opinion/trump-unfair-trade-china.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage">How Trump Should Address Unfair Trade With China</a> • <em>New York Times</em> • October 23, 2018</li> <li><a href="https://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/articles/2018-03-05/dont-sweat-trumps-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs">Don’t Sweat Trump’s Tariffs</a> •<em> U.S. News & World Report •</em> March 5, 2018</li> </ul> </div> <p><em><strong>Education</strong></em><br /> Ph.D., Economics, University of California at Berkeley<br /> B.S., Engineering, Washington University (St. Louis)</p> <div id="epi-search-box"> <input type="hidden" id="search-post-types" value="page,press,event,multimedia,blog,news,publication,issuepage" />  <div id="search-author" data-author="24"></div> <div class="search-intro"> <div class="search-icon-wrapper"> <i class="search-icon-default fa fa-search"></i> <i style="display: none;" class="search-icon-loading fa fa-refresh fa-spin"></i> </div> Search publications by Robert E. 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Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-239189" class="loop-item post-239189 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/botched-policy-responses-to-globalization/"><span class="title-presub">Botched policy responses to globalization have decimated manufacturing employment with often overlooked costs for Black, Brown, and other workers of color</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Investing in infrastructure and rebalancing trade can create good jobs for all</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 31, 2022 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/valerie-wilson/">Valerie Wilson</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/jori-kandra/">Jori Kandra</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/daniel-perez/">Daniel Perez</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-242836" class="loop-item post-242836 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/tariff-increases-did-not-cause-inflation-and-their-removal-would-undermine-domestic-supply-chains/">Tariff increases did not cause inflation, and their removal would undermine domestic supply chains</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 19, 2022 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/adam-s-hersh/">Adam S. Hersh</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-227032" class="loop-item post-227032 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/aluminum-producing-and-consuming-industries-have-thrived-under-u-s-section-232-import-measures/">Aluminum producing and consuming industries have thrived under U.S. Section 232 import measures</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> May 25, 2021 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/adam-s-hersh/">Adam S. Hersh</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-218728" class="loop-item post-218728 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/why-global-steel-surpluses-warrant-u-s-section-232-import-measures/">Why Global Steel Surpluses Warrant U.S. Section 232 Import Measures</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> March 24, 2021 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/adam-s-hersh/">Adam S. Hersh</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-220687" class="loop-item post-220687 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/u-s-trade-deficit-hits-record-high-in-2020-biden-administration-must-prioritize-rebuilding-domestic-manufacturing/"><span class="title-presub">U.S. trade deficit hits record high in 2020</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">The Biden administration must prioritize rebuilding domestic manufacturing</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 10, 2021 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-216033" class="loop-item post-216033 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-policy-memo"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/memorandum-on-u-s-trade-and-manufacturing-policy/">Memorandum on U.S. trade and manufacturing policy</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> November 24, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-208665" class="loop-item post-208665 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/rebuilding-american-manufacturing-potential-job-gains-by-state-and-industry-analysis-of-trade-infrastructure-and-clean-energy-energy-efficiency-proposals/"><span class="title-presub">Rebuilding American manufacturing—potential job gains by state and industry</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Analysis of trade, infrastructure, and clean energy/energy efficiency proposals</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> October 20, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a>, <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a>, and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/daniel-perez/">Daniel Perez</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-202015" class="loop-item post-202015 publication type-publication status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry type-epi-policy-center"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/reshoring-manufacturing-jobs/"><span class="title-presub">We can reshore manufacturing jobs, but Trump hasn’t done it</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Trade rebalancing, infrastructure, and climate investments could create 17 million good jobs and rebuild the American economy</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> August 10, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-190021" class="loop-item post-190021 blog type-blog status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/why-is-trump-putting-critical-protective-equipment-on-layaway-at-walmart/">Why is Trump putting critical protective equipment on layaway at Walmart?</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> April 3, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-189001" class="loop-item post-189001 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/nurses-in-garbage-bags-why-the-trump-administration-must-use-the-defense-production-act-to-mobilize-production-of-critically-needed-hospital-protective-equipment-immediately/"><span class="title-presub">Nurses in garbage bags?</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Why the Trump administration must use the Defense Production Act to mobilize production of critically needed hospital protective equipment immediately</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> March 24, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-185734" class="loop-item post-185734 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/declining-trade-balances-disguise-continued-growth-in-the-non-oil-trade-deficit/">Declining trade balances disguise continued growth in the non-oil trade deficit</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 6, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-185126" class="loop-item post-185126 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/trumps-blue-collar-boom-state-of-the-union/">Trump’s ‘blue-collar boom’ is likely a dud</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 4, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-184652" class="loop-item post-184652 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/wilbur-ross-trump-trade-policies-china-trade-deficit/">Wilbur Ross’s comments and Trump administration trade policies offer few answers for growing, job-destroying China trade deficit</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 30, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-181374" class="loop-item post-181374 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/growing-china-trade-deficits-costs-us-jobs/"><span class="title-presub">Growing China trade deficit cost 3.7 million American jobs between 2001 and 2018</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Jobs lost in every U.S. state and congressional district</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 30, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-182814" class="loop-item post-182814 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/china-trade-deal-will-not-restore-3-7-million-u-s-jobs-lost-since-china-entered-the-wto-in-2001/">China trade deal will not restore 3.7 million U.S. jobs lost since China entered the WTO in 2001</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> January 13, 2020 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-180892" class="loop-item post-180892 press type-press status-publish hentry type-statement"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/press/u-s-mexico-canada-agreement-weak-tea-at-best/"><span class="pretitle-press">News from EPI<span class="press-colon"> ›</span></span> U.S.–Mexico–Canada Agreement—Weak tea, at best</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> December 10, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/thea-m-lee/">Thea M. Lee</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/statement/">Statement</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-170825" class="loop-item post-170825 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-public-comments"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/comments-on-proposed-modification-of-regulations-regarding-benefit-and-specificity-in-countervailing-duty-proceedings-concerning-currency-undervaluation/">Comments on proposed modification of regulations regarding benefit and specificity in countervailing duty proceedings concerning currency undervaluation</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> June 27, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/testimony/public-comments/">Public Comments</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-170561" class="loop-item post-170561 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/whats-good-for-wall-street-is-often-bad-for-american-workers-and-manufacturing-the-overvalued-dollar/"><span class="title-presub">What’s good for Wall Street is often bad for American workers and manufacturing</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">The overvalued dollar</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> June 27, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-168655" class="loop-item post-168655 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/trumps-china-tariff-confusion-it-wont-solve-chronic-trade-deficits/"><span class="title-presub">Trump’s China tariff confusion</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">It won’t solve chronic trade deficits</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> May 15, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-167667" class="loop-item post-167667 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/now-you-see-them-now-you-dont-vanishing-benefits-for-u-s-workers-in-nafta-2-usmca-deal/"><span class="title-presub">Now you see them, now you don’t</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Vanishing benefits for U.S. workers in NAFTA-2 (USMCA) deal</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> May 1, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-167198" class="loop-item post-167198 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/and-if-you-believe-this-ive-got-a-great-deal-to-sell-you-the-economic-impacts-of-the-revised-nafta-usmca-agreement/"><span class="title-presub">And if you believe this, I’ve got a great deal to sell you</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">The economic impacts of the revised NAFTA (USMCA) Agreement</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> April 23, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-164278" class="loop-item post-164278 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/record-u-s-trade-deficit-in-2018-reflects-failure-of-trumps-trade-policies/">Record U.S. trade deficit in 2018 reflects failure of Trump’s trade policies</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> March 7, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-161866" class="loop-item post-161866 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/the-state-of-american-manufacturing-the-failure-of-trumps-trade-and-economic-policies/"><span class="title-presub">The state of American manufacturing</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">The failure of Trump’s trade and economic policies</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> February 5, 2019 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-159870" class="loop-item post-159870 blog type-blog status-publish hentry"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/blog/the-failure-of-trumps-trade-and-manufacturing-policy/">The failure of Trump’s trade and manufacturing policy</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> December 21, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/blog/">Blog</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-158817" class="loop-item post-158817 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/aluminum-tariffs-have-led-to-a-strong-recovery-in-employment-production-and-investment-in-primary-aluminum-and-downstream-industries/">Aluminum tariffs have led to a strong recovery in employment, production, and investment in primary aluminum and downstream industries</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> December 11, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-156645" class="loop-item post-156645 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/the-china-toll-deepens-growth-in-the-bilateral-trade-deficit-between-2001-and-2017-cost-3-4-million-u-s-jobs-with-losses-in-every-state-and-congressional-district/"><span class="title-presub">The China toll deepens</span><span class="colon">: </span><span class="subtitle">Growth in the bilateral trade deficit between 2001 and 2017 cost 3.4 million U.S. jobs, with losses in every state and congressional district</span></a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> October 23, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> and <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/zane-mokhiber/">Zane Mokhiber</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-147312" class="loop-item post-147312 multimedia type-multimedia status-publish hentry style-video"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/multimedia/economist-discusses-the-top-unresolved-issues-in-nafta-talks/">Economist discusses the top unresolved issues in NAFTA talks</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> May 8, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/multimedia/">Multimedia</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-145979" class="loop-item post-145979 multimedia type-multimedia status-publish hentry style-video"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/multimedia/steel-and-aluminum-tariffs/">Steel and Aluminum Tariffs</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> April 17, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/multimedia/">Multimedia</a></span> </span> </div> </li> <li id="post-144072" class="loop-item post-144072 publication type-publication status-publish hentry type-report"> <h4><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/estimates-of-jobs-lost-and-economic-harm-done-by-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs-are-wildly-exaggerated/">Estimates of jobs lost and economic harm done by steel and aluminum tariffs are wildly exaggerated</a></h4> <div class="loop-meta"> <span class="loop-meta-item"> March 21, 2018 </span> <span class="loop-meta-item loop-author"> By <a href="https://www.epi.org/people/robert-e-scott/">Robert E. Scott</a> </span> <span class="loop-meta-item"> <span class="loop-type"><a href="https://www.epi.org/types/report/">Report</a></span> </span> </div> </li> </ul> <div id="search-overlay" ></div> </div> <div id="search-more-wrap"> <a id="search-more" href="#"> <i style="display: none;" class="load-more-icon-loading fa fa-refresh fa-spin"></i> Load more... </a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </article> </div> <div class="main-bottom clearfix"></div> </div> <div id="sidebar"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> <footer id="epi-footer"> <div class="width-wrap"> <div class="wide"> <svg class="epi-wordmark-horizontal" width="188" height="16"> <image xlink:href="https://www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/img/logos/epi-wordmark-horizontal.svg" src="https://www.epi.org/wp-content/themes/epi/img/logos/epi-wordmark-horizontal-1200px.png" width="188" height="16"> </svg> <p>EPI is an independent, nonprofit think tank that researches the impact of economic trends and policies on working people in the United States. 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