The White House used a McMaster economist's paper to justify tariffs. But he says his research argued the opposite

Open this photo in gallery: Pau Pujolas, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at McMaster University, was startled to discover his research was cited in a speech on Monday by Stephen Miran, the economist influencing Trump’s trade policy. Pujolas is pictured at his home in Ancaster, Ont., on April 9.Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail It was just after a game of recreational three-on-three basketball in Hamilton when Pau Pujolas checked his phone and saw a message. "You are famous," the note from his academic mentor read. "Not sure you're going to be happy." The mentor - Timothy Kehoe, an…