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Feb 1, 1993 · This paper presents the theoretical and practical aspects surrounding free trade. Despite some theoretical exceptions to arguments for free trade, the evidence suggests that free trade...
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Economic theory suggests that free trade is beneficial to the trading countries, and that tariffs, which are taxes on imported products, reduce economic welfare.
Apr 29, 2021 · I develop the argument for this point by analysing in detail some of the most influential empirical studies on the benefits of free trade from the last four decades. Can the available empirical evidence in favour of free trade be used as a reliable guideline for economic policy making?
- Luis Mireles-Flores
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Does free trade cause unemployment, or does it enhance economic growth? In this article, we examine the case for free trade in theory and in the light of recent experience. Fortunately, there is now a good deal of data on trade and protec-tion from numerous countries to use in assessing the role of trade in economic performance. Despite
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Dec 30, 2019 · The trade agreement is widely seen as a catalyst for advancing global free trade and accelerating economic growth. Free trade agreements have increased from 19 in 1990 to 292 in 2019 [1]....
- Prema-Chandra Athukorala
Jun 1, 2018 · Free trade denotes a state of international commercial relations premised on governments’ restraint from using policy instruments meant to favor indigenous industries against foreign...
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In “True Free Trade Is Still True,” Fred E. Foldvary defends the justice and relevance of Henry George’s “true free trade” policy by systematically analyzing and refuting political and economic argu-ments against free trade.
