What Happens When Countries Increase Tariffs?

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Fernando Leibovici

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Jonas Crews

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Date Written: 2018

Abstract

This essay investigates the potential impact of higher U.S. tariffs on the U.S. economy. To do so, we investigate the evolution of key macroeconomic variables following past episodes of tariff increases across a large number of countries.

Suggested Citation

Leibovici, Fernando and Crews, Jonas, What Happens When Countries Increase Tariffs? (2018). Economic Synopses, Issue 12, pp. 1-2, 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3217541 or http://dx.doi.org/10.20955/es.2018.12

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Jonas Crews

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

411 Locust St
Saint Louis, MO 63011
United States

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