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Experts: Effects of U.S. tariffs

Published: 31 January 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump's  plan to impose a 25 per cent tariff on many imports from Canada and Mexico has been put on hold for a month. Much economic uncertainty remains.

These experts from º«¹úÂãÎè are available to share their insights:

Francesco Amodio, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, has expertise in international development, international trade, labor and employment, economics of migration, and political economy.
francesco.amodio [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Vivek Astvansh, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, has expertise in Canada-U.S. trade relations, including supply chains, and can speak about politicians' use of language/rhetoric to persuade and negotiate with business/trade partners.
vivek.astvansh [at] mcgill.ca (English)

Sebastien Betermier, is an Associate Professor, Finance in the Desautels Faculty of Management.can discuss the impact of tariffs on investment: “Tariffs will certainly create volatility in investors' portfolios.â€
sebastien.betermier@mcgill,ca (English, French)

Andrea Bjorklund is a full professor and the L. Yves Fortier Chair in International Arbitration and International Commercial Law in the Faculty of Law. She has expertise in dispute resolution and transnational contracts and investment law.
andrea.bjorklund [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Francesca Carrieri, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management, has expertise in  asset pricing, international finance, financial integration and the role of industries in developed and emerging markets.
francesca.carrieri [at] mcgill.ca (English, Italian)

PhD candidate and course lecturer, Department of Political Science, has expertise in Canada-U.S. relations, supply chain geopolitics, public opinion and international political economy.
Diya.jiang [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Julian Vikan Karaguesian, Course lecturer, Department of Economics, can speak about Canada-U.S. relations and co-operation. During his 25 years in the Canadian Ministry of Finance and the Embassy of Canada in Washington D.C (as Finance Counsellor), he worked on the Canada – U.S. economic relationship (including trade, investment, G7).
julian.karaguesian [at] mcgill.ca (English)

, James º«¹úÂãÎè Professor of Supply Chain Management, Desautels Faculty of Management, has expertise in supply chain risk management and can discuss the implications of any types of disruptions in global supply chains, including tariffs.
saibal.ray [at] mcgill.ca (English)

Pascal Thériault, Senior Faculty Lecturer (Economist), Director, Farm Management and Technology, has expertise in agricultural economics, farm business management, agri-food marketing, international trade, food waste, value chain management.
pascal.theriault [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

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