The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains – essential for electric vehicles, wind power and the nation's defense

Right now, the nation is almost entirely dependent on other countries for minerals that are used in everything from wind turbines to strike fighters and satellites.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
April 6, 2021 • ~9 min

American timber industry crippled by double whammy of trade war and COVID-19

Wood, a major export of the US, has taken a hit from international tariffs compounded by COVID-19.

Andrew Muhammad, Professor of Agriculture and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee • conversation
Nov. 16, 2020 • ~7 min

China makes it hard for foreign businesses to work there -- but businesses keep chasing profits there

China represents one of the biggest consumer markets in the world. Can that potential profit offset the problems of investing for multinational corporations? Apparently, yes.

Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology • conversation
Oct. 19, 2020 • ~9 min

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