Ep. 131 Trade and Tariffs, and Should We Fear a Strong Dollar?
Mar 23, 2018•39 min
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Krugman says Trump is surrounded by people who are wrong on trade: first, the neo-mercantilists, who view trade as a zero-sum game of winners and losers, and second, "neo-goldbugs," who favor a strong dollar and won't concede the merits of a weak currency. Krugman isn't wrong about the neo-mercantilists, but he's wrong about plenty else.... Show notes for Ep. 131
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