Trade Policy:
Give three reasons why President Trump imposed tariffs on
Chinese imports like steel. (10 pts)
Was China dumping goods? How did China react? (10 pts)
Give two criticisms the President’s policy. (10 pts)
Describe the positive impact from the tariffs on Chinese
imports on one company and the negative impact from the tariffs on
Chinese imports on another company. (20 pts)
Donald Trump proposed steep tariffs on imports to the US. He
described trade promotion authority and the Trans-Pacific
Partnership as “bad, bad deal[s] for American businesses, for
workers, for taxpayers.” Discuss how in a large capital abundant
country (such as the US) levying a tariff on the labour-intensive
imports affects:
(a) Domestic (US) real wages and domestic real return to
capital.
(b) The US wellbeing (welfare) as a whole.
(c) The US job market.
President Trump has imposed tariffs on products imported from
numerous countries and recently expanded the Chinese tariffs. Do
you think he is doing the right thing?
What will the eventual consequences be of all these tariffs?
Will we be better off or worse off as a result?
Below are two current events:
#1-Recently President Trump announced new
tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. The tariffs are a 25
percent on imported steel and a 10 percent on imported
aluminum.
#2 - From The Associated Press, April 2,
2018:
Some goods on which the Chinese government raised tariffs
Monday.
25 PERCENT TARIFFS
Most goods targeted for 25 percent tariffs are varieties of
pork, for which China is the No. 3 American export market.
— PORK
Fresh and...
The potential of a trade war has sent turbulence in the
financial market as President Trump has asked for additional
tariffs on $200 billion imports from China. Why is Warren Buffett
so confident that the tension will be resolved? Why is he not
worried about trade wars??
President Trump continues to engage in a “trade war” with
China.
(a) Briefly explain what it means to say we are engaged in a
“trade war” with China and what outcome the U.S. is hoping to
achieve.
(b) Discuss the overall effects of the “trade war” on (i) U.S.
firms, (ii) U.S. consumers, and (iii) net U.S. welfare. Be sure to
make appropriate distinctions regarding different types of firms in
the economy.
(c) As an economic policy adviser to the...
If you are asked to estimate the impact of the Trump tariffs on
imports from China using the gravity equation. What would be the
left-hand-side variable? And what would you include on the
right-hand-side variable? Give your predictions on the sign of the
coefficient for each variable included on the righthand-side.
(positive? negative? or zero?)
A goverenment this past week imposed a 30% tariffs on Chinese
solar panel imports. Assuming that this policy is extended to all
imports from China, what will happen to the $/RMB exchange rate
(all other things being equal)