Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB and the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, was featured in a Columbia Business Insights article discussing the implications of trade policies during Trump's administration.
The article, titled “Understanding Trump’s New Trade Policies: Insights on Tariffs, Mexico, Canada, and China,” highlights how the tariffs imposed on goods imported from China have significantly impacted U.S. consumers and firms. The article cites the paper he co-authored, “Trade Protection, Stock-Market Returns, and Welfare," which is available here.
Understanding Trump’s New Trade Policies: Insights on Tariffs, Mexico, Canada, and China (Columbia Business Insights, 1/21/2025)
Mentioned Faculty

David Weinstein
- Professor (by courtesy)
- Finance Division
- Director
- Center on Japanese Economy and Business

David Weinstein
- Professor (by courtesy)
- Finance Division
- Director
- Center on Japanese Economy and Business
David E. Weinstein is the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University. He is also the director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), co-director of Columbia’s APEC Study Center, co-director of the Japan Project at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a member of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and he was appointed Global Advisor to Global Financial City Tokyo by Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo Metropolitan Government.