OPINION

Are Trump's tariffs going to be worth it?

Oped, Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg, Published on 03/12/2024

» US President-elect Donald Trump's promise to impose a 60% tariff on imports from China and a 10-20% tariff on all other imports has triggered a public debate about whether such policies are really so bad. After all, a tariff is a consumption tax, and most economists favour taxes on consumption over income taxes.