Imports and Unemployment: Dispelling the Myths

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

10-1-1985

Series Information

Occasional Paper 45

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

This paper looks at the myths concerning how imports reduce employment and clarifies many of the misconceptions. Recommendations are made on how trade policy can help American business be more competitive.

Keywords

Imports, Protectionism, Trade Policy Manufacturing Employment

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K7GT5KB8

DOI

doi:10.7936/K7GT5KB8

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "Imports and Unemployment: Dispelling the Myths", Occasional Paper 45, 1985, doi:10.7936/K7GT5KB8.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/94.