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Geoeconomics | June 2026
Governments have good reasons to use tariffs or sanctions for geopolitical purposes but should consider the trade-offs
JEFFRY FRIEDEN
Even optimal economic policies create winners and losers, and that’s where politics steps in. Trade liberalization is an example of a policy that can make a country better off as a whole, but what happens to workers who lose out to cheaper goods? Jeffry Frieden says while politics is often messy, it’s how society puts a value on things economists can’t measure.
Political economy | March 2024
Politics is often messy, but it’s how society puts a value on things economists can’t measure
Political economy | June 2020
We should pay closer attention to the interactions between politics, economics, and other realms
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