Economist explains how tariffs could impact the Inland Empire

Published April 28, 2025
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Robert Kleinhenz, an economist and director of the Cal State Long Beach Office of Economic Research, co-authored an article in the Riverside Press-Enterprise about the impact of tariffs on the Inland Empire economy. Kleinhenz wrote that while it is premature to offer a full assessment of the impact of tariffs on the Inland Empire Logistics industry and economy, a full-scale trade war would wreak havoc on local commerce.