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Douglas Irwin Quoted in Daily Breeze on Los Angeles Port Record

Jul 17, 2026

CMA CGM QUARTZ Container Ship. Original public domain image from Flickr

In Donna Littlejohn’s Daily Breeze piece, “L.A. Port Tops 1 Million Cargo Units in a Month, a Western Hemisphere Record,” Professor of Economics Douglas Irwin discusses how retailers and manufacturers are adjusting import strategies and supply chains in response to President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies.

For the next two years, at least, we will have to keep our eye on what the president believes about trade.

Douglas Irwin, Professor of Economics

Read here.