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protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 led to retaliation all over the world, and trade fell into a downward spiral that exacerbated the crisis. After World War II, the world looked for a solution to the lack of multilateral... View Details

01 Mar 2006
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Presidential Adviser

decide how to spend it,” explained Hubbard. To boost U.S. exports, the administration favors more trade agreements to lower tariffs on American-made products. Hubbard isn’t worried that a decline in the rapid appreciation of home values... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

21 Sep 2015
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Helping Japan Build a Strong Economic Future

Partnership (TPP) with the United States, Singapore, Australia, Chile, and seven other countries. “Strong political sensitivities over comprehensive tariff elimination—a TPP negotiating principle—made Japan’s participation extremely... View Details

01 Jun 2012
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Think Locally, Act Globally

mobile market in the world, with the lowest tariffs globally, a model that has been adopted elsewhere internationally, Mittal notes. Looking ahead, by diversifying into emerging business areas in India’s booming economy, Bharti’s goal is... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Telecommunications; Information

01 Mar 2024
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Research Brief: The Real Cost of Countering China

chain trends, with a focus on the events of 2017 to 2022. They found that trade has rebounded from the pandemic shock, but that aggregate measures—such as American goods imports—mask big changes in the origins of those goods. The research showed that View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2002
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Steel Tax

When President George W. Bush (MBA '75) imposed a tariff of up to 30 percent on most types of steel imported into the United States, the Boston Globe (March 10, 2002) turned to HBS professor Debora Spar to explain the implications. Noting... View Details

01 Mar 2019
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Napkin Finance: Say It in a Picture

The humble cocktail napkin is a tried-and-true medium for honing a concept to its essential elements. For Tina Hay (MBA 2002) it’s also a business. As founder and CEO of Napkin Finance, Hay oversees a multimedia effort to simplify financial concepts ranging from View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 1999
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Christensen and Vernon Remembered

Tariffs and Trade, among numerous other achievements in a career notable for its global impact. "Ray Vernon was one of the most influential scholars of his generation, a true pioneer in the study of multinational corporations and the... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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Promise & Perils

assistant professor Regina Abrami, who led the breakout session “China in the WTO: Two Years In.” The United States and other developed nations welcomed the required lowering of tariff and nontariff trade barriers, and the gradual opening... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

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