The evolution of trade gives key insights into why protectionism is as American as apple pie.
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Canada’s decision to retaliate was not just about responding in kind; it was a strategic move aimed at pressuring key U.S. export industries.
To minimize the impact of the tariffs, governments and enterprises need to adopt policies that minimize economic strain and result in fairer outcomes for all.
Donald Trump’s pledge to halt US inflation looks like a challenging task.
Development economist Jostein Hauge talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the winners and losers from tariffs and protectionism.
Tariffs will not be good for the US economy, despite what Donald Trump’s team thinks.
Companies wanting to build resilience and operate in uncertainty can take inspiration from operations that have long navigated instability.
The shock of US tariffs could strengthen regional trading blocs.
All national economies suffer in a trade war. But despite household incomes taking a small hit, New Zealand would likely weather the impacts of Trump’s trade tariffs.
Canadian supply chains have become the epicentre of these looming disruptions. The country urgently needs to strengthen its supply chain resilience.
Steep tariffs risk sparking retaliatory measures that could rattle the domestic economy. It’s happened before.
The world is still trying to work out what Donald Trump wants to achieve with his tough talk on trade.
What will happen amid the tariff war between the U.S. and Canada? System thinking helps analyze the cascading consequences by using a holistic approach.
Trump’s mass deportation plan has got off to a rocky start.
Donald Trump has touted tariffs as high as 60%. But China’s domestic tech sector may be insulated against such measures.
If the incoming US president makes good on his tariffs threat, the rest of the world will have to decide how to respond.
Whoever’s governing Canada in the next four years must prepare for how to respond to — and preferably, pre-empt —Donald Trump’s rhetoric and ensuing actions to preserve and promote Canadian interests.
Research suggests that tariffs can increase dependence on foreign manufacturing.
Last week’s lifting of tariffs on lobster brought a particularly nasty chapter in Australia-China trade relations to a close. But zooming out paints a more sobering picture of global trade.
If we are to learn one thing from economic history, it’s that protectionism is key to helping poor nations prosper.
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Distinguished Professor, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, & Head, Department of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Professor, and Executive Director: Institute for International Trade, and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Trade and Environment, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Economics, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of California, Merced
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Lecturer in International Relations, University of East London
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Global Fellow at the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, University of Arizona
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Assistant Professor in Development Studies, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Trade Law and Taxation, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for International Trade, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Chair in Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy, The Ohio State University
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Lecturer in History, University of Exeter