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Does trade policy really matter? Britain’s protectionism in the 1930s may offer insights for policymakers today.

Tyler Smith | American Economic Association | 02/25/2019

Political and economic instability in the US and Britain have led to a renewed focus on the importance of trade deals. President Trump has criticized multilateral trade agreements and argued for re-negotiating…

Next Up in the Trade Wars: Autos

Jeffrey J. Schott | Peterson Institute for International Economics | 02/21/2019

The Trump administration has concluded a study to...

Trump is copying the failed trade policies of both Mexico and India

Dr. Pinar Cebi Wilber | American Council for Capital Formation | 02/21/2019

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Can Auto Tariffs Pry Open Foreign Markets?

Phil Levy | Forbes | 02/20/2019

The Commerce Department’s much-anticipated report on the national security threat posed...

Trump’s Trade Policy Revives Interest In The Non-Delegation Doctrine

Madeline Osburn | The Federalist | 02/15/2019

In the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, Congress del...

The EU Needs a Brexit Endgame

JEAN PISANI-FERRY | Project Syndicate | 02/14/2019

After 31 months of the United Kingdom and the European Union arguing over Brexit,...

The impact of Brexit uncertainty on UK exports

Meredith A. Crowley, Oliver Exton, and Lu Han | VoxEU | 01/21/2019

Uncertainty over the future of the world trading...

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