Live Now

Defending Globalization

Globalization faces renewed attention—and criticism. Like any market phenomenon, the free movement of people, things, money, and ideas across natural or political borders is imperfect and often disruptive. But it has also produced undeniable benefits—for the United States and the world—that no other system can match. And it’s been going on since the dawn of recorded history.

62 results found
Sort By:
Best Match | Newest
  • September 24, 2024
    Visual Feature
    Globalization, Unfolded
    Globalization, Unfolded
    We worked with a multinational t-shirt manufacturer to show how modern global supply chains work and how things made abroad still support many American jobs.
    By Scott Lincicome
  • June 7, 2023
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 335
    The Regressive Nature of the U.S. Tariff Code: Origins and Implications
    The Regressive Nature of the U.S. Tariff Code: Origins and Implications
    Our findings are emblematic of a more fundamental feature of U.S. tariff policy: tariffs set to meet policy objectives of the past have persisted through vast changes in the economic landscape and, despite their historical origins, are still affecting consumers today.
    By Lydia Cox
  • May 17, 2023
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 332
    Local Labor Market Effects of the 2002 Bush Steel Tariffs
    Local Labor Market Effects of the 2002 Bush Steel Tariffs
    We analyze the impact of the Bush steel tariffs on employment in local U.S. labor markets in steel-consuming industries and the steel-producing industry.
    By James Lake and Ding Liu
  • December 1, 2021
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 278
    The Economic Geography of Global Warming
    The Economic Geography of Global Warming
    Our evaluation of the effects of global warming emphasizes economic adaptation through migration, trade, and endogenous local innovation.
    By José-Luis Cruz and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
  • November 3, 2021
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 275
    The Smoot-Hawley Trade War
    The Smoot-Hawley Trade War
    Our results show that countries that responded to Smoot-Hawley with retaliatory tariffs reduced their imports from the United States by an average of 28–32 percent, while countries that protested the implementation of the Smoot-Hawley tariff also reduced their imports by 15–23 percent.
    By Kris James Mitchener, Kirsten Wandschneider, and Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke
  • October 15, 2021
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 273
    Why U.S. Immigration Barriers Matter for the Global Advancement of Science
    Why U.S. Immigration Barriers Matter for the Global Advancement of Science
    The impact of immigration barriers on global science and on worldwide cross-border flows remains an understudied question, mainly due to the difficulty of collecting and linking data on migration and scientific production on a global scale.
    By Ruchir Agarwal and Patrick Gaule
  • September 22, 2021
    Research Briefs in Economic Policy
    No. 268
    Inequality beyond GDP: A Long View
    Inequality beyond GDP: A Long View
    Well-being dimensions may reveal diverging trends, warranting the resort to a composite measure.
    By Leandro Prados de la Escosura
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2324252627281234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303112345