Measuring Trump's role in U.S. jobs announcements
Measuring Trump's role in U.S. jobs announcements
- January 30, 2017
- David Neumark, economics, in the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 30, 2017
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Trump has made jobs the centerpiece of his agenda, but some economists doubt the president’s
Tweeting and hectoring has had a genuine impact. “These things happen in both directions
all the time, new factory, closed factory, jobs move out and jobs move back,” said
David Neumark, a professor of economics at UC Irvine. “This is pure PR. They are making
these announcements to keep him off their back.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-agenda-trump-jobs-20170130-story.html.
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