White House uses Hamilton economist’s paper to justify tariffs — but misses his point ‘trade wars are bad’

White House uses Hamilton economist’s paper to justify tariffs — but misses his point ‘trade wars are bad’

Twice this month, the White House has used a Hamilton associate professor's research to help justify U.S. President Donald Trump's jaw-dropping tariffs and ongoing trade war with China.Both times, the Trump administration got it wrong, said Pau S. Pujolas, an associate economics professor at

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