The Constitutional Economics of Trump's Tariffs

22 Pages Posted: 22 Mar 2018

Date Written: March 18, 2018

Abstract

An economic debate about the benefits of so-called "free trade" is not valid because the proponents of "free trade" do not employ valid first principles to support their arguments.

Keywords: free trade, tariffs, david ricardo, Bertil Ohlin, James Buchanan

JEL Classification: F02, F13,

Suggested Citation

Vass, Laurie Thomas, The Constitutional Economics of Trump's Tariffs (March 18, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3143124 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3143124

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