Apricitas Economics Data-driven Insights on Economics, Business, Finance, and Public Policy.
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America is Flying Blind on Immigration
by Joseph Politano on December 2, 2025
Nobody Knows How Many Immigrant Workers Have Left the US Amidst Trump's Mass Deportations. That's Incredibly Bad.
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California Keeps Losing Tech Jobs
by Joseph Politano on October 19, 2025
Amidst the AI Boom, Employment in Silicon Valley is Shrinking
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The Tariff Exemption Behind the AI Boom
by Joseph Politano on October 5, 2025
Data Centers get Tariff-Free Imports. Why Shouldn't we All?
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How Tariffs Are Breaking US Trade
by Joseph Politano on June 15, 2025
A Detailed Look at How US Trade Flows Are Unraveling Amidst Trump's Trade War
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A Detailed Look at Trump's Car Tariffs
by Joseph Politano on May 29, 2025
Breaking Down the Largest Negative Shock to the Car Market In Years as Trump Hits $350B in Vehicles & Parts with Tariffs
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Trump's Retreat Still Leaves Tariffs at 90-Year Highs
by Joseph Politano on May 19, 2025
China Tariffs Are Now Below "Embargo" Levels, but Overall Tariffs are at the Highest Rate Since the Great Depression
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The Farce of the Deal
by Joseph Politano on May 10, 2025
The US-UK Trade "Deal" Achieves Basically Nothing—and That's a Bad Sign for "Deals" to Come
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Tariffs are Already Stalling the Economy
by Joseph Politano on May 1, 2025
Tariff Front-Running is Already Showing Up as Reductions in US GDP Growth
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The Clues to Trump's Future Tariffs
by Joseph Politano on April 23, 2025
Trump's Recent Moves Revealed Key Information On His Upcoming Tariffs on Chips, Pharmaceuticals, and More
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Charting the Largest Tariff Hike in Modern History
by Joseph Politano on April 12, 2025
Measuring the Size & Impact of Trump's Newly-Imposed Global Tariffs
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The Cost of Tariff Chaos
by Joseph Politano on April 2, 2025
Fear and Uncertainty About Trump's Tariffs are Already Having Negative Effects on the Economy
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Sure Friends Betrayed
by Joseph Politano on March 27, 2025
Canada & Mexico Wanted to Anchor US "Friendshoring" Efforts. Instead, Trump's Tariffs Risk Throwing Them Into Recessions
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Trump's Blockade of America
by Joseph Politano on March 4, 2025
Trump's Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, & China Are the Single-Largest Trade Restriction in Modern US History. That Comes With Massive Economic Costs
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Trump's 2nd Trade War Begins
by Joseph Politano on February 25, 2025
A Detailed Look at the Economic Impacts of Trump's Wide Ranging New Tariffs on China, Mexico, Canada, Steel, Aluminum, and Much More
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Low-Income Countries are Falling Behind
by Joseph Politano on December 3, 2024
Economic Growth in Low-Income Countries Has Slowed Significantly Post-COVID, Leaving Progress on Extreme Poverty Reduction at Risk
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Weight Loss Drugs Continue to Power Denmark's Economy
by Joseph Politano on December 1, 2024
Exports of GLP-1 Drugs like Ozempic & Wegovy are Driving the Majority of Danish GDP Growth
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America's Productivity Boom
by Joseph Politano on November 25, 2024
US Productivity Growth is Booming and Massively Outshining its Peers—Here's How
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The EU Joins the EV Trade War
by Joseph Politano on October 29, 2024
The EU is Imposing Historically Large Tariffs on Chinese EVs in an Effort to Protect Its Car Industry. Will it Work?
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The AI Investment Boom
by Joseph Politano on October 20, 2024
AI Demand is Driving Skyrocketing US Investment in Computers, Data Centers, and Other Physical Infrastructure
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Universal Tariffs are Universally Bad
by Joseph Politano on October 2, 2024
Trump's Plan for Aggressively High Universal Tariffs Would be Horrible for the US Economy






