Douglas Irwin argues that the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act was not the primary cause of the Great Depression, but it contributed to the severity of the economic downturn by provoking international retaliation and reducing global trade.

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  History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia

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• international trade concept
• Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 concept
• Douglas A. Irwin entity
• Great Depression event