The economic damage of tariffs. Even at home

Political leaders and pundits sometimes propose import tariffs to offset the supposed price advantages and exert pressure for policy changes abroad. Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:
Economic Progress


Don't miss any update on this topic
Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.
License and Republishing
World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.
The Agenda Weekly
A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda
You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.
More on Economic ProgressSee all
Gabi Thesing
June 8, 2023
Niccolo Conte and Bhabna Banerjee
June 6, 2023
Andrea Willige
June 5, 2023
Statista
May 31, 2023
Ian Shine
May 24, 2023