Tariffs and welfare: A common, invalid anti-tariff argument
President Trump imposed tariffs in 2017 on several of China’s exports, notably steel. Many papers opposed these tariffs by using a common, invalid argument: rather than arguing these tariffs reduced U.S. welfare, they argue U.S. consumers and businesses pay the tariffs, a different, rhetorical issue...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2023-04-01
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Series: | Economics and Business Review |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2023.1.1 |