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WSU professor: Tariffs would likely exacerbate ongoing federal job cut situation in Northern Utah
OGDEN — The fallout from ongoing cuts to federal employees in the area would only be exacerbated by tariff impacts. This is the assessment of Gavin Roberts, chairman of Weber State University's Department of Economics and associate professor of economics at the school. Roberts spoke with the Standard-Examiner on Thursday after what has been a week of highs and lows following President Donald Trump's announcement of tariff hikes on trading partners throughout the world and his relenting on most of the planned tariffs in the face of severe economic backlash with the implementation of a ...
