Lee Branstetter

Lee Branstetter

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Lee Branstetter is an economics and public policy professor at Carnegie Mellon University, with a background as a senior economist for international trade and investment on President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers. He has been vocal about the disruptions caused by Trump's trade policies, noting that the uncertainty stemming from these tariffs complicates the trade picture for the United States and its partners.

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Prof Lee Branstetter is an international economist at Carnegie Mellon University, criticizing US trade tariffs on African nations.

How the US has overtaken China's investments in Africa
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-10
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Lee Branstetter, a professor of economics, discusses the uncertainty facing business owners due to tariffs.

Trump’s tariffs: ‘It feels like Covid 2.0. So many things are getting disrupted’ | Trump tariffs
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-01
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Lee Branstetter, an economics and public policy professor, cautioned that it might be too early to jump to conclusions about trade data.

Want evidence Trump’s tariffs are upending the global economy? Here it is
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-04-22
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