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Let The Sun Set On Solar Tariffs

James Bacchus and Gabriella Beaumont‐​Smith | CATO Institute | 01/19/2022

In the coming weeks, President Biden faces his first real trade test: he must decide whether to extend the tariffs imposed by President Trump on imported solar energy components or…

Trump Tariff Increases Contribution to Inflation: ~0.5%?

Ed Gresser | Progressive Policy Institute | 12/01/2021

THE NUMBERS:  U.S. tariff collection 2021:        ...

How Canada Could Retaliate if Tariff-Like U.S. Electric Car Policy Goes Ahead

Don Pittis | CBC | 11/22/2021

A new U.S. government policy that offers tax credits f...

Monstrous Sugar Program Costs Americans Billions

Bryan Riley | National Taxpayers Union Foundation | 10/27/2021

Halloween, the biggest holiday for candy consumpti...

Why Does Everyone Suddenly Care About Supply Chains?

Chad P. Bown and Douglas A. Irwin | The New York Times | 10/14/2021

Globalization may have lifted hundreds of...

The Truth About Tariffs

Andrew Chatzky and Anshu Siripurapu | Council on Foreign Relations | 10/08/2021

Introduction Tariffs have long been used to prop up homegr...

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