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History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimEconomist Douglas Irwin characterized the 'China shock'—the sharp increase in Chinese imports to the United States—as an exceptional and largely one-off event driven by a large-scale shift of labor from agriculture to industry in China combined with a growing working-age population.
measurementEconomists Daron Acemoglu, Brendan Price, David Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon Hanson estimated that competition from Chinese imports cost the United States as many as 2.4 million jobs in total between 1999 and 2011.
claimDouglas Irwin contended that the rise in Chinese imports occurred during a period of falling unemployment in the United States, indicating it was not the result of a general demand shortfall, but rather the geographic concentration of manufacturing and the limited ability of workers to move between regions and sectors.
Tariffs: Estimating the Economic Impact of the 2025 Measures and ... richmondfed.org Apr 2, 2025 2 facts
claimEarlier tariffs on Chinese imports had relatively muted economic impacts because firms shifted their supply chains.
measurementUnder Scenario 1, which includes a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum and a 20 percent tariff on all Chinese imports, the U.S. Average Effective Tariff Rate (AETR) rises to 7.1 percent.
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue | Brookings brookings.edu Nov 4, 2025 1 fact
claimBloom et al. (2016) demonstrated that a nontrivial amount of innovation within the European Union between 1996 and 2007 occurred as firms innovated in response to competition from Chinese imports.
After the Trade War - Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs.com Aug 11, 2025 1 fact
measurementEconomists David Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon Hanson concluded that Chinese imports caused the loss of approximately two million jobs in the United States between 1999 and 2011, of which one million were manufacturing jobs.
U.S. tariff outcomes dependent on trading partner responses dallasfed.org May 13, 2025 1 fact
accountIn March 2025, the U.S. intensified tariffs on Chinese imports by 10 percent and then up to 20 percent.
How Tariffs Are Reshaping Global Supply Chains in 2025 supplychainbrain.com Jun 25, 2025 1 fact
perspectiveThe stated objective of the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese imports is to strengthen domestic manufacturing capabilities and decrease dependency on foreign supply chains.
The Tariff Tug-of-War: A Look at Protectionism and Free Trade Over ... wita.org Apr 29, 2025 1 fact
measurementThe Trump Administration imposed a 25% levy on steel and aluminum imports and additional duties on over $1 trillion worth of goods, with some Chinese imports facing rates as high as 145%.