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US protectionism before Trump

Geoff Riley

11th January 2017

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This short FT video looks at the long sweep of history in the United States over the scale and scope of import tariffs. Import tariffs and a strong currency tend to cancel each other out. Will the Trump administration change their foreign exchange policy towards a managed exchange rate with significant exchange rate intervention?

US protectionism before Trump
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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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