Kimberly A. Clausing

Kimberly Clausing

@kclausing.bsky.social

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Economist; Professor @law.ucla.edu; senior fellow @piie.com; former tax DAS at Treasury; Author, Open: The Progressive Case for Free Trade, Immigration, and Global Capital

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Kimberly Clausing is an American economist. She is the Eric M. Zolt Chair in Tax Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. From 2021 to 2022, she was the deputy assistant secretary for tax analysis at the United States Department of the Treasury. Clausing is known for her work on international trade and tax policy, particularly the taxation of multinational corporations. .. more

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Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · 12h

A truly remarkable statement at an incredibly dispiriting time.

Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 15h

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

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Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 13h

Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Brendan Nyhan, Michael A. Clemens , and 5 more Stephen M. Walt, Brendan Nyhan, Michael A. Clemens, David R. Miller, Jason Lyall, Ezra Golberstein, Kimberly A. Clausing, David Darmofal

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 14h

Attempting to criminalize the actions of an independent public servant, Fed Chair Jay Powell, for the sin of acting independently is an outrage. It's bad economics, bad politics, bad for the rule of law, bad for the public sector, bad for American credibility and bad for Americans.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Stephen M. Walt, Kori Schake , and 82 more Anne Applebaum, Stephen M. Walt, Kori Schake, Claudia Sahm, Edward Witten, Daniela Gabor, Christian Odendahl, Nandita Sharma, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Menzie Chinn, Axel Bruns, Will Jennings, Peter Thorne, Brendan Nyhan, David Dunning, Patrick A. Jansen, Alf Norkko, Joshua S. Weitz, Robert W. Wallace, Andrew Watt, David H. Kaye, Michael A. Clemens, David Feldman, Jonathan Wolff, Kevin Milligan, Rosemary A. Joyce, Richard Ashby Wilson, Caroline Krafft, Monika Schnitzer, David Rothschild, Guy Grossman, Ryan Enos, Shelly Lundberg, Michael Kevane, Iikka Korhonen, Trevon D. Logan, Laurent Pech, Robert C. Richards, Charles W. Smith, David L. Ortega, Rebecca Tushnet, David R. Miller, Silvia Secchi, Aaron Sojourner, Michael Zimmer, Holger Nehring, Gerald Friedman, Nazita Lajevardi, Scott A. Imberman, Henry Farrell, Michael D. McDonald, Dean Eckles, Julia M. Wright, Brian Keegan, William Myers, Maria Abreu, Michael Müller, Michael Jones‐Correa, Kate Starbird, Shannon W. Anderson, Lisa Diedrich, Daniel Kuehn, Susan Strasser, Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Alessandro Rigolon, Marcus Credé, Hisham Zerriffi, Simon Lester, Jay Shambaugh, Matthew Bodie, Tim Stephens, Peter Gratton, Aviel Roshwald, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Farah Mendlesohn, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Michael Evans, Ryan Calo, Timothy D. McBride, Ryan Goodman, Jeroen Van Bouwel, Kimberly A. Clausing, Stuart Shapiro, David Darmofal, Peter Jacobs

Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 15h

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

YouTube video by Federal Reserve

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 3d

There had been a lot of chatter/hope/speculation that we would hear from the Supreme Court at 10am today on the legality of Trump's tariffs. But... they've only posted one opinion, and it ain't the tariff one.

Continue to be uncertain about whether the biggest cause of uncertainty will continue.

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · 14d

A good exercise to do prior to your year-end giving.

I support these three charities that work to alleviate global poverty (in reverse alphabetical order):

1. @unicefusa.org
2. @pih.org
3. www.givewell.org

Reposted by Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Aaron Sojourner, Kimberly A. Clausing

James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 19d

This brilliant. I've experimented with making similar simulators before, but this from Giving What We Can is so well executed and needed right now... some perspective, and just how lucky we (some of us) are. #charity #wealth #redistribution #fairness #equity #equality

Birth Lottery

If you were reborn today, where would you land? And how would that change your life?

www.givingwhatwecan.org

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · 23d

The call for papers is out for this summer's IIPF (Intl. Institute of Public Finance) Congress, aptly titled "Public Finances in Turmoil".

And I'm honored to be delivering one of the keynote talks. Hope to see you in Lisbon!

IIPF - International Institute of Public Finance @iipf.bsky.social · 26d

The #IIPF2026 Call for Papers is out!
👉 www.iipf.org/papers/Call%...
Submit your public finance paper by Feb. 15, 2026.

Further information on the congress at www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/en/event/iipf/

Organizers at ISEG 👇 and Scientific Chairs Naomi Feldman and @dforemny.bsky.social

#EconConf #EconSky

António Afonso @theiiiman.bsky.social · 26d

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The 82nd Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (@iipf.bsky.social) will be held at ISEG Lisbon, Portugal, from August 24-26, 2026. Local organization: António Afonso, José Alves and João Pereira dos Santos (all ISEG Lisbon).

Reposted by Marius Brülhart, Christian Traxler, Pierre Boyer , and 1 more Marius Brülhart, Christian Traxler, Pierre Boyer, Kimberly A. Clausing

IIPF - International Institute of Public Finance @iipf.bsky.social · 26d

António Afonso @theiiiman.bsky.social · 26d

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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 26d

The year before Trump took office, the US averaged +168,000 jobs per month.

It added just 119,000 jobs TOTAL in 7 months since Trump's tariffs began.

The unemployment rate just hit its highest level in 4+ years.

Even Trump's Chief of Staff admits his tariffs hurt our economy.

Reposted by Nicholas A. Christakis, Erica Chenoweth, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 6 more Nicholas A. Christakis, Erica Chenoweth, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Rebecca Tushnet, Brian Keegan, Marko Lindroos, Alessandro Rigolon, Simon Lester, Kimberly A. Clausing

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Dec 10

According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 4 more Richard S.J. Tol, Doerthe Tetzlaff, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Amy W. Ando, John Bistline, Clark Gray, Kimberly A. Clausing

NBER @nber.org · Dec 7

Households face annual costs of roughly $400–$900 from climate change—mainly from disasters, higher insurance, and energy costs—with lower-income families and certain regions hit disproportionately, from @kclausing.bsky.social, Knittel, and @cwolfram.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34525

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Dec 6

Excellent piece from @stanveuger.bsky.social and Clark Packard on why Congress must reclaim their clear authority over the power of the purse.

See Article 1 Section 8 of the US constitution.

This was also a theme of my recent testimony before HWM.
waysandmeans.house.gov/event/tax-su...

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · Dec 5

@kclausing.bsky.social testified to the US House Ways & Means Committee Subcommittee on Tax that the most direct way to promote global competitiveness for American businesses & workers is to remove the Trump Administration tariffs.
Read the full testimony:

Promoting Global Competitiveness for American Businesses and Workers

Chairman Kelly, Ranking Member Thompson, Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to share my views on US global competitiveness. In my testimony today, I will make four key points that sha...

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · Dec 1

"There is a sense from some in Switzerland that this was very close to corruption," 😲 www.ft.com/content/36c9...

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Legal Planet @legal-planet.org · Nov 20

Climate inaction is ALREADY a big expense affecting US households' costs. One of the biggest? The impact of climate-related natural disasters on housing costs. New post and research by @kclausing.bsky.social @knittelmit.bsky.social @cwolfram.bsky.social

legal-planet.org/2025/11/20/c...

Climate Inaction is an Affordability Problem - Legal Planet

This post is authored by UCLA Law’s Kimberly A. Clausing along with guest contributors Christopher R. Knittel and Catherine Wolfram. Many of us have seen large increases in our homeowner’s insurance p...

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Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Nov 20

New blog post today on work with @knittelmit.bsky.social and @cwolfram.bsky.social.

Climate inaction is *already* a big expense affecting US households costs; the most important mechanism is the impact of climate-related natural disasters on housing costs.

legal-planet.org/2025/11/20/c...

Climate Inaction is an Affordability Problem - Legal Planet

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · Nov 13

The image that always sticks in my mind for that total breakdown of the Constitution isn't Jan 6 itself, it's Pelosi literally rallying troops in front of the Capitol to protect Congress from the president.

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Nov 5

A good day to re-up this thread on why tariffs are a poor tax policy instrument.

Also relevant today, this broad use of tariffs definitely exceeds the President's authority under IEEPA.

Early indications suggest the court agrees.

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Sep 24

🧵 (1/8) My new working paper with Maurice Obstfeld, “Tariffs as Fiscal Policy”, was just posted today @piie.com. Within, we evaluate the new role that tariffs are playing in the US economy.

www.piie.com/publications...

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Nov 5

At least these small businesses are standing up for the integrity of the constitution (and demonstrating the harmful economic effects of tariffs).

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

Reposted by Caroline Fohlin, Simon Lester, Kimberly A. Clausing

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Nov 5

Betting market odds for SCOTUS letting Trump keep his tariffs have tanked

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Oct 29

And kudos to @kaine.senate.gov and Sen. Rand Paul for making such clear and persuasive arguments.

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Oct 29

Watching this terrific event right now @piie.com.

Good to see some bipartisanship on this important issue.

And the results from today's Senate vote on the Canada tariffs & yesterday's vote on the Brazil tariffs.

www.piie.com/events/2025/...

Congress's role in the trade war: A bipartisan conversation with Senators Kaine and Paul

The Peterson Institute for International Economics hosts a special event featuring Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) who discuss the complex legal, political, and constitutional issues fa...

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Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Oct 29

Congress's role in the trade war: A bipartisan conversation with Senators Kaine and Paul

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Reposted by Douglas A. Irwin, Simon Lester, Jay Shambaugh

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Oct 29

Excellent piece from @douglasirwin.bsky.social
Reagan: "We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends — weakening our economy, our national security and the entire free world — all while cynically waving the American flag
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...

Opinion | The Canadians Are Right About Reagan and Free Trade

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Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Oct 25

I was honored to join this important effort opposing the IEEPA tariffs. Huge thanks to @stanveuger.bsky.social for his work on this.

Stan Veuger @stanveuger.bsky.social · Oct 25

I organized an economist amicus brief in the IEEPA tariffs case the Supreme Court will soon hear.

You can find the full brief here: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Simon Lester, Kimberly A. Clausing

Stan Veuger @stanveuger.bsky.social · Oct 25

I organized an economist amicus brief in the IEEPA tariffs case the Supreme Court will soon hear.

You can find the full brief here: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24...

Reposted by Antonio Fatás

Kimberly Clausing @kclausing.bsky.social · Oct 23

The podcast version of our BPEA paper on “Who bears the burden of climate inaction?” (thread below, with @cwolfram.bsky.social and @knittelmit.bsky.social) just dropped .

www.brookings.edu/articles/how...