Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
Greg Wright is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, Merced. His research addresses topics in international trade and immigration, with a particular focus on their labor market impacts. He received his MA and PhD from the University of California, Davis.
Jul 19, 2018 14:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views
President Donald Trump recently questioned the value of the long-standing United States-Europe alliance. When asked to identify his biggest foe globally, he declared: I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us...
China's leverage over 'Rocket Man' is key to avoiding nuclear war in East Asia
Sep 25, 2017 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship while also trading personal insults. Most recently, Trump blasted the Rocket Man in his inaugural speech to...
Apple and 7-Eleven show why Trump's threat to sever China trade over Korea rings hollow
Sep 06, 2017 00:35 am UTC| Insights & Views
President Donald Trump tweeted on September 3 that the U.S. is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all trade with any country doing business with North Korea after it performed a nuclear test. Though...
How China could use trade to force North Korea to play nice with the West
Jul 08, 2017 16:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views
North Korea got the worlds attention and President Donald Trumps when it said on July 4 that it had successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. The weapon, potentially equipped with a...
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Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
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