
David Autor on what we now know about trade
FT Alphachat
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Trade Is Good, but It's a Dark Secret, Right?
Free trade among consenting nations makes them all better off. But strategic trade policy could just result in countries backing their national champions and investing in bad ideas, he says. "It's economists not trusting politicians," but there may be good reason for that, writes Obama.
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