Monthly Archives: July 2010

July 26, 2010

The Becker-Simon Proposal Should be Rejected

Jagdish Bhagwati

The following is the unabbreviated original letter to The Economist. A much shorter version was published in the Magazine on July 10, 2010.  Some of the ideas can be found in my piece titled “Why Borjas Failed to Persuade”, in … Continue reading →

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July 26, 2010

Running in Place on Trade

Jagdish Bhagwati

Meetings of G-20 leaders regularly affirm the importance of maintaining and strengthening openness in trade. June’s G-20 summit in Toronto, although not very effusive on trade, did not back away from it. Yet talk is cheap, and the open-mouth policy … Continue reading →

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July 7, 2010

Protectionist Myths

Jagdish Bhagwati

At a debate in New York last year entitled “Buy American/Hire American Policies Will Backfire,” with hundreds of people in attendance, my team of three free-trade proponents took on a trio of protectionists who are often in the public eye. … Continue reading →

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