Interview: U.S. scholar says Trump administration's tariffs take toll on own side
                 Source: Xinhua | 2018-08-08 03:45:31 | Editor: huaxia

In this file photo taken on June 08, 2018 showing U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holding a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada. Canada hits back at the United States on June 08, 2018, with retaliatory tariffs on American summer time essentials in its opening salvo in a trade war with President Donald Trump. (Xinhua/ AFP PHOTO)

FAIRFAX, the United States, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Trump administration has a wrong view on trade, and its protectionist measures will take their toll on American manufacturers, farmers and consumers, a U.S. scholar has said.

Washington-initiated trade tensions have been running high since it unilaterally announced tariffs on imports, including steel and aluminum, which have met with retaliatory measures from its trading partners.

"The main contributor to the situation is just economic ignorance on the part of the president and his trade advisors," Donald J. Boudreaux, a professor of economics at George Mason University, told Xinhua in a recent interview.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the United States, the world's largest economy, has suffered tremendously from what he alleged are unfair trade practices especially given the country's trade deficit, a claim refuted by economists.

Americans who work for international auto companies demonstrate against trade tariffs they say will negatively impact U.S. auto manufacturing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 19, 2018. (AP Photo)

Boudreaux said the Trump administration believes trade is a "zero-sum game" or "a contest in which some countries win and some countries lose" and the president "thinks quite mistakenly that a U.S. trade deficit means that we are losing money" and blames it on "bad policy here or nefarious trade policies abroad."

"Trade is not like that. Trade is a win-win situation," the professor said. "When an American trades with a non-American, the non-American does gain, but so too does the American. That's true for every one of these trades."

Trump, who thinks of the United States and other countries the same way he thinks of companies, wants a lower U.S. trade deficit or actually trade surpluses, according to Boudreaux.

However, "a country is not a company and America does not compete with China or with Germany or with Argentina in the same way that General Motors competes with Toyota or Apple competes with Microsoft," said the expert on international trade, adding that kind of mindset "is totally wrong."

Boudreaux also suggested that Washington should resort to bilateral or multilateral negotiations if it wants other economies to lower tariffs, as history has shown that a country cannot force others to lower tariffs by unilaterally raising its own.

Photo taken on July 24, 2018 shows cows raised in Neldell farm located in rural Dells of Wisconsin, the United States. Unexpected trade disputes initiated by the Trump administration have dealt a big blow to the U.S. dairy industry, and diminished hopes of survival for this medium-sized century-old farm. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

The trade disputes driven by the United States have not only put complicated, multifaceted global supply chains and the economic and trading system at risk, but also taken their toll on U.S. manufacturers, farmers and consumers.

"The consumers first are the main victim of the trade disputes," said Boudreaux. "Whenever the U.S. government raises tariffs, that's basically a punitive tax on consumers who wish to buy foreign-made goods that they judge to be better deals than their American-made counterparts. So consumers are always hurt by higher tariffs."

"Some of those consumers are in fact American businesses who buy imports to use as inputs in their production. So many American businesses themselves are harmed by these tariffs when steel prices here in the U.S. rise," the economist said.

Because of the tariffs, U.S. manufacturers who rely on steel or aluminum or substitutes for them have to pay higher prices, which would lead to a rise in production costs and a decline in profits. Then, "they produce less. People buy fewer of their outputs. They have to lay off some workers," Boudreaux said.

Photo taken on July 24, 2018 shows dairy farmer Sarah Lloyd standing in Neldell farm located in rural Dells of Wisconsin, the United States. Unexpected trade disputes initiated by the Trump administration have dealt a big blow to the U.S. dairy industry, and diminished hopes of survival for this medium-sized century-old farm. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

As for American farmers, whose goods form a large part of U.S. exports, their interests would be damaged by an overall decline in trade volume and retaliatory tariffs imposed by other economies, the expert said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture put trade damage done to the country's agriculture at 11 billion U.S. dollars. Though the Trump administration last month proposed an aid plan to help farmers caught in the crossfire of the trade disputes, most were not fans of it, saying they want "trade, not aid."

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, which pundits believe is likely to slow down in the second half of the year, as fiscal stimulus fades and the Federal Reserve further increases interest rates.

Boudreaux attributed the growth rate in the past quarter to tax cuts and deregulation as well as a short-term surge in U.S. exports facilitated by domestic businesses which were concerned about retaliatory tariffs on their products and made early moves.

The U.S. economy is expected to grow at 2.8 percent in the third quarter of the year, according to the latest forecast released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York late last month.

The Federal Reserve also estimated that the U.S. economy would grow at 2.8 percent this year, still below the Trump administration's target of over three percent of annual growth.

A huge headwind on the country's economic growth is the Trump administration's trade policy, said Boudreaux, warning that if it continues "as it's happening now, not only will it slow the economic growth, it might actually reverse it."

The longer the trade disputes continue, the greater amount of damage would be done to the U.S. economy, consumers and businesses that depend on trade, he added.

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Interview: U.S. scholar says Trump administration's tariffs take toll on own side

Source: Xinhua 2018-08-08 03:45:31

In this file photo taken on June 08, 2018 showing U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holding a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada. Canada hits back at the United States on June 08, 2018, with retaliatory tariffs on American summer time essentials in its opening salvo in a trade war with President Donald Trump. (Xinhua/ AFP PHOTO)

FAIRFAX, the United States, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Trump administration has a wrong view on trade, and its protectionist measures will take their toll on American manufacturers, farmers and consumers, a U.S. scholar has said.

Washington-initiated trade tensions have been running high since it unilaterally announced tariffs on imports, including steel and aluminum, which have met with retaliatory measures from its trading partners.

"The main contributor to the situation is just economic ignorance on the part of the president and his trade advisors," Donald J. Boudreaux, a professor of economics at George Mason University, told Xinhua in a recent interview.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the United States, the world's largest economy, has suffered tremendously from what he alleged are unfair trade practices especially given the country's trade deficit, a claim refuted by economists.

Americans who work for international auto companies demonstrate against trade tariffs they say will negatively impact U.S. auto manufacturing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 19, 2018. (AP Photo)

Boudreaux said the Trump administration believes trade is a "zero-sum game" or "a contest in which some countries win and some countries lose" and the president "thinks quite mistakenly that a U.S. trade deficit means that we are losing money" and blames it on "bad policy here or nefarious trade policies abroad."

"Trade is not like that. Trade is a win-win situation," the professor said. "When an American trades with a non-American, the non-American does gain, but so too does the American. That's true for every one of these trades."

Trump, who thinks of the United States and other countries the same way he thinks of companies, wants a lower U.S. trade deficit or actually trade surpluses, according to Boudreaux.

However, "a country is not a company and America does not compete with China or with Germany or with Argentina in the same way that General Motors competes with Toyota or Apple competes with Microsoft," said the expert on international trade, adding that kind of mindset "is totally wrong."

Boudreaux also suggested that Washington should resort to bilateral or multilateral negotiations if it wants other economies to lower tariffs, as history has shown that a country cannot force others to lower tariffs by unilaterally raising its own.

Photo taken on July 24, 2018 shows cows raised in Neldell farm located in rural Dells of Wisconsin, the United States. Unexpected trade disputes initiated by the Trump administration have dealt a big blow to the U.S. dairy industry, and diminished hopes of survival for this medium-sized century-old farm. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

The trade disputes driven by the United States have not only put complicated, multifaceted global supply chains and the economic and trading system at risk, but also taken their toll on U.S. manufacturers, farmers and consumers.

"The consumers first are the main victim of the trade disputes," said Boudreaux. "Whenever the U.S. government raises tariffs, that's basically a punitive tax on consumers who wish to buy foreign-made goods that they judge to be better deals than their American-made counterparts. So consumers are always hurt by higher tariffs."

"Some of those consumers are in fact American businesses who buy imports to use as inputs in their production. So many American businesses themselves are harmed by these tariffs when steel prices here in the U.S. rise," the economist said.

Because of the tariffs, U.S. manufacturers who rely on steel or aluminum or substitutes for them have to pay higher prices, which would lead to a rise in production costs and a decline in profits. Then, "they produce less. People buy fewer of their outputs. They have to lay off some workers," Boudreaux said.

Photo taken on July 24, 2018 shows dairy farmer Sarah Lloyd standing in Neldell farm located in rural Dells of Wisconsin, the United States. Unexpected trade disputes initiated by the Trump administration have dealt a big blow to the U.S. dairy industry, and diminished hopes of survival for this medium-sized century-old farm. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

As for American farmers, whose goods form a large part of U.S. exports, their interests would be damaged by an overall decline in trade volume and retaliatory tariffs imposed by other economies, the expert said.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture put trade damage done to the country's agriculture at 11 billion U.S. dollars. Though the Trump administration last month proposed an aid plan to help farmers caught in the crossfire of the trade disputes, most were not fans of it, saying they want "trade, not aid."

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, which pundits believe is likely to slow down in the second half of the year, as fiscal stimulus fades and the Federal Reserve further increases interest rates.

Boudreaux attributed the growth rate in the past quarter to tax cuts and deregulation as well as a short-term surge in U.S. exports facilitated by domestic businesses which were concerned about retaliatory tariffs on their products and made early moves.

The U.S. economy is expected to grow at 2.8 percent in the third quarter of the year, according to the latest forecast released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York late last month.

The Federal Reserve also estimated that the U.S. economy would grow at 2.8 percent this year, still below the Trump administration's target of over three percent of annual growth.

A huge headwind on the country's economic growth is the Trump administration's trade policy, said Boudreaux, warning that if it continues "as it's happening now, not only will it slow the economic growth, it might actually reverse it."

The longer the trade disputes continue, the greater amount of damage would be done to the U.S. economy, consumers and businesses that depend on trade, he added.

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