The trade war was a slaient electoral issue in the 2020 US Presidential election: voters rewarded Trump for local protection, pushing Trump into recounts in Georgia and Wisconsin, but penalized him for foreign retaliation that restricted their export market access. Read more »

The Bush steel tariffs of 2001 substantially and permanently depressed local employment in steel-consuming industries. Read more »

A new political economy framework that models conflicting lobbying interests and ratification uncertainty surrounding Trade Agreements and showcases novel international political externalities. Read more »

Tariff phase-out cannot explain the delayed increase in trade flows typically observed after FTA formation. Read more »