Thomas Duesterberg

Dr. Duesterberg is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute. Previous positions include: Assistant Secretary of US Department of Commerce for International Economic Policy; President and CEO of The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation; and various positions in think tanks, the U S Congress, and academia.

The US-China-Taiwan: a sticky economic triangle

The reelection of Taiwan’s ruling party, the Democratic People's Party, to the presidency – in the person of William Lai Ching-te, former Vice-President – will not fundamentally change the complicated economic dynamics of the…

The US-China economic link: high level diplomacy and structural problems

Both the US and the Chinese leaders have what they evidently consider compelling strategic, economic, and political considerations in favor of cooling the simmering tensions that have escalated since the latter part of the Trump…

Can the US avoid an economic recession?

Despite the persistent post-Covid strength of the US jobs market, the preponderance of evidence in recent months strongly suggests it will be hard to avoid a recession in 2023. Rapidly increasing Federal debt levels preclude significant…

The uncertain state of the Biden economy

President Biden’s State of the Union address on February 7 touted the economic achievements of his administration. He took credit for a new approach to supporting the transition to a renewables-based economy and a trillion dollar program of…

Why the US needs to play a larger role as swing producer of oil and gas in the current crisis

In response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, European nations have drastically reduced imports of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and natural gas from Russia. The 2021 levels of these energy imports were around 2.2 million barrels…

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