…Atrios wrote And, all such arguments [for free trade] ignore the transition effects. Some temporary employment/underemployment can result as regulations, technology, and terms of trade change. The industry-specific skills of…
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…required), Buffett says that he is extremely worried about the US trade deficit. In particular, he is worried about the fact that by running trade deficits, and thus effectively trading…
…concerns of those who oppose free trade on labor standards grounds, environmental grounds, and protecting domestic industry grounds. Nevertheless, free trade is a net positive for both trading partners, meaning…
Real trade balance and 1st Q real GDP growth
…of GDP the US will be expanding its current account deficit by a like amount. You can see it in the January trade balance where the real trade balance has…
Has Trump Won This Easy Trade War With Our Greatest Foe, The European Union?
Has Trump Won This Easy Trade War With Our Greatest Foe, The European Union? So Sean Hannity would have us believe this evening after the press conference earlier today by…
The Nobel Economists Petitiion on Carbon Tax And Dividend Plan
…and trade as an alternative (formerly known as “tradeable emissions permits”). There are multiple reasons to believe that cap and trade is at least as good if not better than…
Does O’Rourke Have The Trade Strategy For Dems Against Trump?
Does O’Rourke Have The Trade Strategy For Dems Against Trump? I have been posting here periodically on how it seems that the Dems do not seem to have a strong…
One More Con on Working People
…that some countries employ, which fuel the extreme global trade imbalances that have deindustrialized the United States and today deny the benefits of trade to numerous countries worldwide.” Wallach emphasized…
World Trade
…trade volume and world industrial output reached fresh record monthly high levels in January. Trade and output are now far above their pre-recession levels, providing evidence that the global economy…
WTO ruling: ‘free trade’ and ‘state capitalism’ needs broader discussion
A recent ruling on countervailing duties and anti-dumping duties by the World Trade Organization: (bolding is mine) Senior Economist Ian Fletcher for the Coalition for a Prosperous America offers one…
