2025-04-07

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Stand-up Maths

Read the equation details for yourself: https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations

Full list of countries and their 2024 import/export values: https://ustr.gov/countries-regions

Footage of the Trump announcement from Liberation Day is from the PBS live broadcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIDN0Yf8Z28&ab_channel=PBSNewsHour

Presidential debate footage from ABC news. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dOgWZsDB6Q&ab_channel=ABCNews

NZ-USA import and export data from here:

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/imports/new-zealand

https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/exports/new-zealand

The Impact of the 2018 Tariffs on Prices and Welfare by Mary Amiti, Stephen J. Redding, and David E. Weinstein https://www.jstor.org/stable/26796842?seq=1

"Mathiness" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathiness

Yes, that is Sam Neill's wine. https://www.twopaddocks.com/products/two-paddocks-pinot-noir-2023/

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CORRECTIONS

- None yet, let me know if you spot anything!

Filming by Matt Parker

Editing by Editing Matt

Written and performed by Matt Parker

Music by Howard Carter

Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson

MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician

Website: http://standupmaths.com/