Purdue experts on tariffs and implications

Wally Tyner: Tariffs would have significant impact on economy

Wally Tyner is an energy economist and the James and Lois Ackerman Professor of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. He has more than 325 professional papers with more than 6,000 citations. In 2013, he received the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Distinguished Graduate Teaching award. In 2015 he received the Morrill Award from Purdue for outstanding career achievements that have had impact on society and was named an Honorary Life member (equivalent to Fellow) of the International Association of Agricultural Economists. In 2016, he was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Related release: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2018/Q1/tyner-tariffs-would-have-significant-impact-throughout-indiana-economy.html 

Contact: Wally Tyner, 765-494-0199, wtyner@purdue.edu

Media Contact: Darrin Pack, 765-494-2722, dpack@purdue.edu  

David Hummels: Impact of tariffs, trade wars on major U.S. industries

David Hummels is dean of the Krannert School of Management and a professor of economics. His research focuses on a broad range of issues in international trade, including offshoring, product differentiation, barriers to trade and the broader impacts of aviation, infrastructure and trade facilitation on trade and economic development. He is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate editor of the Journal of International Economics and an associate director of the Forum for Research on Empirical International Trade.

Contact: David Hummels, hummelsd@purdue.edu

Media Contact: Joseph Paul, 765-494-9541, paul102@purdue.edu 

Chris Hurt: Chinese tariffs are a blow to U.S. pork producers

Chris Hurt is a professor of agricultural economics. He teaches an undergraduate course in commodity marketing. His areas of specialty include examination of family farm market problems and pricing strategies. Hurt provides both grain and livestock market outlooks. He works closely with farmers and the agribusiness managers who work with farmers, examining current issues that impact prices and agricultural producer incomes. Hurt also serves as editor of the Purdue Agricultural Economics Report. A release on the impact of the 25 percent Chinese tariff on U.S. pork is available at  http://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2018/04/pork-tariffs-sour-industry-outlook.html 

Contact: Chris Hurt, 317-494-4273, hurtc@purdue.edu 

Media Contact: Darrin Pack, 765-494-2722, dpack@purdue.edu  

Jim Mintert: Sentiment falls as producers express concerns about ag exports

Jim Mintert is a professor and extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics and serves as director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture. He produces the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer each month. A release on the latest ag economy barometer is available at http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2018/Q2/sentiment-falls-as-producers-express-concerns-about-ag-exports.html 

Contact: Jim Mintert, 765-494-4310, jmintert@purdue.edu

Media Contact: Darrin Pack, 765-494-2722, dpack@purdue.edu 

Thomas Hertel: International trade, food and environmental security

Thomas Hertel is Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Economics at Purdue, where his research and teaching focus on international trade, food and environmental security. Hertel is a Fellow, and a Past-President, of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). He is also the founder and Executive Director of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) which now encompasses more than 15,000 researchers in 170 countries around the world (www.gtap.org). A release is available at https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2017/Q3/purdue-research-team-works-to-meet-the-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals.html 

Contact: Thomas W. Hertel, 765-494-4199, hertel@purdue.edu 

Media Contact: Darrin Pack, 765-494-8415, dpack@purdue.edu