An Economic Analysis of the Jones Act

Thomas Grennes
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Annals of Computational Economics, 2017

Abstract: The Jones Act, which requires the use of American ships on all domestic voyages, has been in place for nearly a century. Its purpose when enacted was to strengthen national security by creating a strong shipbuilding industry and merchant marine. But by de

Date: 2017
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