Why Has It Been So Difficult to Provide Assessments of New Tariffs?

William A. Kerr

Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, 2025, vol. 26, issue 2

Abstract: President Trump has made tariffs the centrepiece of his second administration’s trade policy. The announcement of new or revised tariffs has become an almost daily occurrence in the first months of the presidential term. This has led to a demand for assessments of tariffs – in particular pertaining to who bears the burden of the tax – the incidence of tax – tariff revenues and the effects on imports. This demand, however, has not been satisfied. This paper explains why the tariff assessments have not been done and are unlikely to be done.

Keywords: International; Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.387583

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