An Analysis of Trump’s Tariff Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9692047 |
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| Authors | Nilanjan Banik (0000-0002-6791-2982, corresponding author), Pranjal Chandrakar Pranjal Chandrakar, Pranjal Chandrakar (0000-0002-2516-7988) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 49 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economic and political weekly/Economic & political weekly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-9976 • E-ISSN: 2349-8846 |
| Publisher | Sameeksha Trust (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.71279/epw.v60i49.43760 |
| OpenAlex | W7130541443 |
| Language | EN |
In this article we examine the rationale for Trump’s tariffs. We argue that while tariffs are problematic as a policy instrument, the Trump administration is strategically deploying them in an attempt to address large current account deficits. We identify the countries that are most vulnerable to Trump’s tariffs. We measure vulnerability by calculating the share of each country's exports to the US relative to their GDP. As an exercise, we examine the bilateral trade of the US with Canada, China, India, and Mexico
Administration (probate law · Commercial policy · Government (linguistics · Measure (data warehouse · Tariff · Trade barrier · Vulnerability (computing · Canadian Policy and Governance · Economic and Business Studies · Economic Theory and Policy
| Highly cited | No |
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