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Defending Globalization: Economics

September 2023
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Understanding the basic economics of globalization is essential for anyone interested in international trade, immigration, global supply chains, and related issues. The relevant concepts and data, however, can often be daunting and counterintuitive, and today’s discussions of globalization frequently confuse important facts, principles, and other economic issues that one needs to make informed decisions about the matters at hand.

The essays in this Defending Globalization series seek to remedy these problems by educating readers on the nuts and bolts of globalization economics in brief, accessible language written by experts in the field. Readers will be left with a fuller understanding of what economists and other scholars know about how globalization works and its actual effects in the United States and abroad.

About the Authors
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Andreas Freytag

Professor of Economics, Friedrich Schiller University

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Phil Levy

Lead Trade Economist, World Bank

Scott Lincicome

Vice President, General Economics and Herbert A. Stiefel Trade Policy Center, Cato Institute

Adam N. Michel

Director of Tax Policy Studies; Former Deputy Staff Director at the US Congress Joint Economic Committee

Norbert Michel

Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

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Andrew P. Morriss

Professor, Bush School of Government & Public Service and School of Law, Texas A&M University

Erica York
Erica York

Senior Economist and Research Director, Tax Foundation