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What are the arguments against international trade?
What are the arguments against international trade?
Mar 23, 2025 6:49 PM

Note: This is post #35 in a weekly video series on basic microeconomics.

Does trade harm workers by reducing the number of jobs in the U.S.? Is it wrong to trade with countries that use child labor? In this video by Marginal Revolution University, Alex Tabarrok discusses some of the mon arguments against international trade.

(If you find the pace of the videos too slow, I’d mend watching them at 1.5 to 2 times the speed. You can adjust the speed at which the video plays by clicking on “Settings” (the gear symbol) and changing “Speed” from normal to 1.25, 1.5 or 2.)

Previous in series: The problem with tariffs and protectionism

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