Joshua Hendrickson on Tariffs in Mississippi

Joshua R. Hendrickson February 18, 2025

ICLE Academic Affiliate Joshua Hendrickson was quoted by WLBT in a story about the impact of U.S. tariffs on Mississippi consumers. You can read the full piece here.

“If you are going to be a major industrial economy, you need to produce certain things. And so because other places have tariffs on the United States and we have higher labor costs than a lot of other countries, the costs will be borne by those who use steel as inputs in manufacturing, and this will make steel more expensive,” Dr. Joshua Hendrickson, Department of Economics Chair at The University of Mississippi explained.