Trade and Immigration
Expert Commentary
November 5, 2018

A Patently False Excuse for Tariffs

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Donald J. Boudreaux

Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Chinese IP theft is sometimes used as a justification for Trump's tariffs. Don Boudreaux explains why that explaination doesn't carry water at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

Copyright and Intellectual Property
Balance of Trade
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