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The Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump A panel with: George Alogoskoufis (Tufts and Athens University), James Anderson (Boston College) Robert Murphy (Boston College) Moderated by Fabio Schiantarelli (Boston College) Walsh Hall, Room 131, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, 5:156:30pm
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The Economic Consequences of Mr. TrumpA panel with: 

George Alogoskoufis (Tufts and Athens University),James Anderson (Boston College)Robert Murphy (Boston College)

Moderated byFabio Schiantarelli (Boston College)

Walsh Hall, Room 131, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, 5:15‐6:30pm

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Running on Weston Aqueduct, Weyland, MA, Spring 2016Interesting, amusing, not worrisome. Then….. and here we are today 

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Trump’s election and many possible titles for a panel discussion

• The foreign policy consequences of Mr. Trump• The cultural/moral consequences of Mr. Trump

• The constitutional consequences of Mr. Trump• The economic consequence of Mr. Trump• The environmental consequences of Mr. Trump

• Etc.

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Today: focus on the economic consequences. Why this title? Explanation “closer” to us:

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Collected speeches given by N. Kaldor (1908‐1986) in the House of Lords, 1979‐1983

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And even earlier

• "The Economic Consequences of Mr. Churchill.“, Keynes 1925

• "The Economic Consequences of the Peace.“, Keynes, 1919

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Things to think about for expected economics consequences

• tax cuts: nature and effect; comparison with Regan tax cuts

• Infrastructure spending: here we go again, or not?• Deficit policy and the spread• Monetary policy (before and after Jan. 2018)• Trade policy and possible trade wars• Welfare policy (Affordable Care Act and Medicaid)• Immigration policy• Regulatory framework (Dodd‐Frank, energy and environmental regulation)

• Design of economic policy making (Federal Reserve)

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The panelists

• Bob Murphy (Boston College): consequences for the US

• George Alogoskoufis (Tufts and Athens University): consequences for Europe + Brexit

• Jim Anderson (Boston College): Trade, Protectionism, and the world economy

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They will help us to decide whether the right metaphor is:

• “A beautiful new morning in America”• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU‐IBF8nwSY

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They will help us to decide whether the right metaphor is:

• “A beautiful new morning in America”• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU‐IBF8nwSY

• Or “America has collectively decided to jump off a bridge” (given the Electoral College rules)

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Echo Bridge, Newton, November 8, 2016, election day

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They will help us to decide whether the right metaphor is:

• “A beautiful new morning in America”• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU‐IBF8nwSY

• Or “America has collectively decided to jump off a bridge (given the Electoral College rules)”

• Or neither 


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