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Rules-based trade made the world rich. Trump's policies may make it poorer

  • Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
Trump against the world?Jesco Denzel/German Federal Government via AP

Nations sell goods and services to each other because this exchange is generally mutually beneficial.

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