The Economics of Imports

US consumers and manufacturers have long enjoyed the benefit of cheap products from abroad, but the recession has thrown a wrench into this cost-saving system. We’ll talk about the role imports play in our economy and how the current downturn has altered the equation, from the trucks and ships who bring them in to the shops that sell them to you.

Guests

• Ross Gittell, economist, professor of Management at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire and forecast manager at the New England Economic Partnership
• Barry Bosworth, Senior Fellow of Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution

We'll also hear from

• Bob Sculley, President and CEO of the New Hampshire Motor Transport Association