AEI Study Finds Tariffs Offset Investment Tax Cuts Under Pre-ruling Policy
October 12, 2026
October 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Tariffs in place before a February 2026 Supreme Court ruling raised the economy-wide cost of capital by as much as 2.7% and offset the aggregate investment tax relief provided by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to the American Enterprise Institute's 'The Impact of Tariffs on the Cost of Capital in the US.' Written by Kyle Pomerleau, Thomas Brosy, Robert McClelland and John Wong, the AEI Economic Perspectives paper estimates that those tar . . .