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Trade Deficit

Economics

This Administration Isn’t Promoting Free and Fair Trade

June 9, 2025 | David B. McGarry
Economics

Why Tariffs Don’t Fix Trade Deficits

April 21, 2025 | Allen Gindler
Economics

Elon Musk Channels Milton Friedman’s Pencil: The Message of Free Trade

April 16, 2025 | Diogo Costa
Economics

The Economic Consequences of Trump’s Tariffs

November 3, 2024 | Holly Jean Soto
Economics

Why the Captain of the Ever Given Should Get a Medal

April 8, 2021 | Tom G. Palmer
Economics

There’s No “Lost Money” in Trade, Mr. President

May 10, 2019 | John Phelan
Economics

6 Places to Start Cutting Federal Spending

March 26, 2019 | Chris Edwards
Economics

Understanding Trade Deficits (101)

March 22, 2019 | Daniel J. Mitchell
Economics

If Trump’s Goal Was to Reduce the Trade Deficit, It’s Not Working

March 9, 2019 | Desmond Lachman
Economics

A Lesson in Basic Economics: Tom Buys a Car from Harry

March 2, 2019 | T. Norman Van Cott
Economics

7 Reasons to Support Free Trade

September 26, 2018 | Daniel J. Mitchell
Economics

When Trade “Deficits” Go Up, So Does US Employment

August 7, 2018 | Mark J. Perry
Economics

Nations Don’t Gain or Lose from Trade, Individual Traders Do

May 27, 2018 | Robert Higgs
Economics

Milton Friedman: The Way We Talk about Trade Confuses the Issue

April 9, 2018 | Mark J. Perry
Economics

The U.S. Has a YUGE Merchandise Surplus with China (and That’s Okay)

March 8, 2018 | Matt Knight
Politics

Tariffs Hurt Everyone, So Why Have Them?

March 7, 2018 | Antony Davies
Economics

Trump’s Protectionism Will Just Make Everyone Poorer—If We’re Lucky

March 6, 2018 | Richard M. Ebeling
Economics

I Would Be Richer if I Owned Your Assets

November 17, 2017 | Donald J. Boudreaux
Economics

Trade Deficits Don’t Matter – Unless Caused by Government

May 18, 2017 | Richard M. Ebeling
Economics

No, a Trade Deficit Does Not Mean More Debt

March 31, 2017 | Donald J. Boudreaux
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