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Consumers expect high inflation under Trump administration - Stevenson

January 10, 2025 Bloomberg
Betsey Stevenson
Betsey Stevenson

Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor says consumers likely "have been watching the news where people tell them Trump is going to put tariffs on everything and which is what he has promised and that that will caused prices to go up." So while they expect high inflation it is hard to know what the Trump administration will do. 

Betsey Stevenson

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Betsey Stevenson

Professor of Public Policy and Economics
Stevenson is a labor economist who publishes widely about the labor market and the impact of public policies on outcomes both in the labor market and for families. Her research explores women's labor market experiences, the economic forces shaping the modern family, and how these experiences and forces influence each other. She served as the chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor from 2010 to 2011, participating as the secretary's deputy to the White House economic team.