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Driving Off a Cliff?

Donald Trump’s tariffs will make the U.S. auto industry less competitive and leave the industry out of step with the auto market's shift to EVs.

Bill Barclay

Issue 334: January/February 2018


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    Whatever Happened to Development?

    Jawied Nawabi

    Why have so few countries—out of about 120 newly independent countries that have emerged since World War II—achieved successful development? | Order this issue or subscribe.

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    Worst-Case Economics

    An Interview with Frank Ackerman

    Understanding the economics of extreme events in climate change and financial instability. | Order this issue or subscribe.

    • the regulars


    • editor’s note Ideas for Better Taxes
    • the short run
    • making sense Let’s Try Employer-Side Payroll Taxes
    • up against the Wall Street Journal State Millionaires’ Taxes Do Work
    • in review Keith Payne, The Broken Ladder

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