I started the Borderline Economics podcast and newsletter to investigate how the rippling economic impacts of tariff policy could affect the welfare, health, and financial security of lower-income households.

The goal of the project is to use tariff research and conversations with tariff experts to quantify exactly how tariffs cost average Americans and show readers and listeners how the macro-impacts of tariffs can shape their day-to-day lives.

Tariff policy is complex, opaque, and sometimes purposefully designed to be hard to understand, which is why research has found that 55% of Americans don’t understand tariff policy at all.

By identifying exactly which policies will drive quantifiable increases in costs and showing where those costs factor into consumer spending, I aim to foster understanding of the direct and indirect tariff costs that most people pay.

Furthermore, I hope that through analysis of fundamental tariff structure, I can raise awareness on how tariff policy disproportionately impacts middle and low-income households.