
VoxTalks Economics
S8 Ep3: Trump’s tariffs: Help for the heartland?
Jan 10, 2025 · 14 min · Season 8 · Episode 3 · 14.4 MB
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In economically depressed regions of the US – the “heartland” – President Trump’s 2018 trade war was a popular decision: “We’re going to bring jobs back to our country,” he told voters. Did the tariffs he imposed generate jobs? And what was the impact of the retaliatory tariffs imposed by China? David Dorn talks to Tim Phillips about the recent history of US trade policy, and what this means for Trump 2.0.
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