Trade Policy

The Dreaded R word: Recession Looms Following Dismal Jobs Report

Lofty promises, the best of all worlds, Trumponomics 2.0 is a mashup of conflicting economic policies

Global trade and exchange rates are inextricably linked. The trade war has inevitably spilled over into currencies and could only get worse.

President Trump's tariffs put economic trade models to the test, I argue that they should still come out unfazed. But what do they predict?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just released data for the month of June showing that while the economy added 213,000 jobs, the...

Should we care that trade is globally inefficient when we impose tariffs on foreign imports if such tariffs allow us to increase...

Drawing our attention to the famous Candlestick makers' petition satire on protectionist tariffs by Frederic Bastiat, I summarize the...

Going against trade policy advice from his now former chief economic adviser, against pleas from members of his party including key...

The last several months have seen interesting polices coming from both the GOP led legislative arm of government and the Trump...

One of the arguments in the trade debate has centered on the assumption that trade between the US and China for instance, has benefitted...

International trade is always a contentious issue and one that is often not well understood. Some see the current structure as heavily...