Trump's Tariffs & Trade Deficit Flaws

Authors

Steve Hanke

Outlet

Fortune Magazine

Type

Op-ed

Date published

March 19, 2025

Countries/regions

United States of America

Topic

Tariffs

URL

https://fortune.com/2025/03/19/trump-tariffs-trade-deficit/

Place

Trump's Tariffs Program Is Based on Flawed Assumptions About the Trade Deficit

Authors: Steve H. Hanke and Matt Sekerke

Outlet: Fortune

Date: March 19, 2025

Hanke and Sekerke critique the Trump administration's tariff program, arguing it is built on flawed economic assumptions about the nature of the trade deficit.

Read at Fortune

Full Citation:

"Trump's tariffs program is based on flawed assumptions about the trade deficit," Fortune, March 19, 2025 (with Matt Sekerke).