Attention Economy


Sunday, October 29, 2023

Rethinking Globalization and Free Trade


U.S. eyes 5-year timeline for China chip decoupling
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/U.S.-eyes-5-year-timeline-for-China-chip-decoupling
Extended export waivers for Samsung, TSMC and more indicate shift in Washington 


Has the Political Right Given Up on Free Trade?
Republicans and Isolationism
Why Trump Is Right About Tariffs
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/why-trump-is-right-about-tariffs-3cad4097
Taxing imported goods is unpopular with economists, but it could help the U.S. lower the trade deficit, strengthen its industrial base and safeguard national security.
Critiques:
https://www.cato.org/publications/reality-american-deindustrialization
https://www.cato.org/blog/tariffs-rescue-domestic-manufacturing-are-bad-solution-non-existent-problem