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Trump's exports-good, imports-bad trade policy, debunked by an economist

  • Written by Ian Sheldon, Chair in Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy, The Ohio State University
The White House frets about how the U.S. imports more stuff than it exports. AP Photo/Ben Margot

President Donald Trump’s trade policy leaves international economists like me scratching our heads.

His apparent desire to start a trade war with China is only one example on a long list of what I see as poor trade policy choices. Others include:...

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