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Trade Policy, Equity, and the Working Poor: United States MFN Tariffs Are Regressive Taxes Which Help Few Workers and Harm Many

Ed Gresser | Progressive Policy Institute | 04/01/2022

The U.S. MFN tariff system is a regressive element of the U.S. tax system, with disproportionate effects on low-income families (in particular, single-parent families), and also on African American and…

The Russia-Ukraine War is Exacerbating International Food Price Volatility

Brendan Rice, Manuel Hernández, Joseph Glauber, and Rob Vos | International Food Policy Research Institute | 03/30/2022

Food Security Challenges Posed By The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

Terence Stewart | Current Thoughts on Trade | 03/30/2022

Ukraine and Russia are important expor...

Can Liberalizing Trade Reduce US CPI Inflation?

Sherman Robinson (PIIE) and Karen Thierfelder (US Naval Academy) | 03/29/2022

Tariffs raise the prices of imports ...

Europe’s Moral Obligation to Boycott Russian Energy

Harold James, Markus Brunnermeier, & Jean-Pierre Landau | Project Syndicate | 03/23/2022

Russia’s...

From Sanctions to Semiconductor Resilience and Security

Laura Tyson and John Zysman | Project Syndicate | 03/22/2022

Russia’s war in Ukraine has highlighted...

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