tariffs

What’s really at stake in the trade war between the US and China?

The tariffs that leaders in the United States and China imposed upon each other’s countries likely won’t have a huge effect on either economy, according to Northeastern economics professor William Dickens. But, he says, the underlying political brinkmanship could.

by Molly Callahan August 26, 2019

Counter-cyclical trends in college enrollment, and especially graduate school enrollment, are par for the course, says Alicia Sasser Modestino, a Northeastern professor who has studied the relationship between employer demands and the labor market.

People are less likely to enroll in college when the economy is doing well. Why is that?

Northeastern professor Alicia Sasser Modestino, who has conducted studies analyzing the relationship between employer demands and the labor market, says that counter-trends in college enrollment, and especially graduate school enrollment, are par for the course.

by Khalida Sarwari August 5, 2019

Why multinational companies are leaving China

Spencer Fung, a Northeastern graduate and trustee, told a symposium on the Boston campus that companies around the world are seeking to expand their operations beyond China because of the country’s trade war with the United States. But moving operations to other countries is not easy, he warned.

by Ian Thomsen June 6, 2019

What’s really at stake in the trade war between the US and China?

People are less likely to enroll in college when the economy is doing well. Why is that?

Why multinational companies are leaving China

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