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Wow, it’s not like tariffs are a NEW thing, that economists have never studied before. They ONLY make sense if trying to kill an economy, which is Dotard’s plan, so he, and his oligarch buddies can pick up the pieces, like his pal Putin did, in Russia. Once you understand that, his entire plan makes sense….

 

A Super-Majority of Economists Agree: Trade Barriers Should Go

By Daniel Griswold

Sure, economists disagree among themselves about a number of public policy issues, but not about the desirability of free trade. The latest edition of Econ Journal Watch, published by the American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington, Mass., reports the results [pdf] from a random survey of members of the American Economic Association. 


Based on questionnaires returned by more than 100 members, all with Ph.D.s in economics, the survey’s author, Robert Whaples, reports: 

  • The economics profession continues to show a consensus in favor of unfettered international trade, as 83 percent agree and only 10 percent disagree that the United States should eliminate remaining tariffs and other barriers.

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