Is This the End of Globalization and Free Trade?

What will the impact be now that the U.S. has one of the highest tariff rates in the world?Topics covered include:Why the Trump administration raised tariffsHow the last round of U.S. tariffs led to higher prices and lower economic growthFour ways the world remains close to record connectivityWho have been the winners and losers from global tradeWhat will be the impact of this trade warEpisode SponsorsDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesThe economic consequences of Mr Trump – looking for clarity in the tariffs chaos by Neil Shearing—Capital EconomicsTariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%)—World Bank GroupDonald Trump’s tariffs will fix a broken system by Peter Navarro—The Financial TimesDHL Global Connectedness Tracker—DHLObjective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach by Karl R. Popper—Oxford University PressGDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)—World Bank GroupJOSEPH E. STIGLITZ, GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS REVISITED: ANTI-GLOBALIZATION IN THE ERA OF TRUMP, NEW YORK: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, 2018 by Lino Sau—Annals of the Fondazione Luigi EinaudiFIFTY YEARS OF GROWTH IN AMERICAN CONSUMPTION, INCOME, ANDWAGES by Bruce Sacerdote—National Bureau of Economic ResearchReal Median Household Income in the United States—FREDEmployed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over—FREDConsumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average/Median Household Income in the United States—FREDTrump’s Love for Tariffs Began in Japan’s ’80s Boom By Jim Tankersley and Mark Landler—The New York TimesRelated Episodes515: Tariffs and the Mar-a-Lago Accord: What Trump Really Wants516: What Trump Wants Part 2 – How Trade Deficits and Capital Flows Can Harm or Help Countries427: Did the Tariffs Work? The Trade War Five Years Later212: Trade Wars Increase Prices and PovertySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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What will the impact be now that the U.S. has one of the highest tariff rates in the world?Topics covered include:Why the Trump administration raised tariffsHow the last round of U.S. tariffs led to higher prices and lower economic growthFour ways the world remains close to record connectivityWho have been the winners and losers from global tradeWhat will be the impact of this trade warEpisode SponsorsDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offInsiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesThe economic consequences of Mr Trump – looking for clarity in the tariffs chaos by Neil Shearing—Capital EconomicsTariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%)—World Bank GroupDonald Trump’s tariffs will fix a broken system by Peter Navarro—The Financial TimesDHL Global Connectedness Tracker—DHLObjective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach by Karl R. Popper—Oxford University PressGDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)—World Bank GroupJOSEPH E. STIGLITZ, GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS REVISITED: ANTI-GLOBALIZATION IN THE ERA OF TRUMP, NEW YORK: W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, 2018 by Lino Sau—Annals of the Fondazione Luigi EinaudiFIFTY YEARS OF GROWTH IN AMERICAN CONSUMPTION, INCOME, ANDWAGES by Bruce Sacerdote—National Bureau of Economic ResearchReal Median Household Income in the United States—FREDEmployed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over—FREDConsumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average/Median Household Income in the United States—FREDTrump’s Love for Tariffs Began in Japan’s ’80s Boom By Jim Tankersley and Mark Landler—The New York TimesRelated Episodes515: Tariffs and the Mar-a-Lago Accord: What Trump Really Wants516: What Trump Wants Part 2 – How Trade Deficits and Capital Flows Can Harm or Help Countries427: Did the Tariffs Work? The Trade War Five Years Later212: Trade Wars Increase Prices and Poverty See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.