Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/335052 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Theoretical and Practical Research in Economic Fields [ISSN:] 2068-7710 [Volume:] 16 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] ASERS [Place:] Craiova [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 972-980
Publisher: 
ASERS, Craiova
Abstract: 
We discuss the terms-of-trade effects of the import tariffs imposed by the US administration. Import tariffs benefit a large nation by suppressing the export price of the good it imports and by improving its terms of trade. This allows the large nation to move to a higher consumption point without the need for actual economic growth. The terms-of-trade gain is substantive for a large nation, while there is none for a small open economy. Borrowing on international trade theory we argue that the purpose of the import tariffs imposed by the USA is not merely to resolve trade balance issues, but rather to effortlessly improve the consumption position of the country.
Subjects: 
gains from trade
terms of trade
consumption position
community indifference curves
protectionism
JEL: 
F11
F13
F43
O41
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