Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Doha Talks

There is a short note in today's WSJ relating to the Doha trade talks. Please read it and connect it with the information provided in our textbook (pp. 3-4). To enhance your understanding, you might want to use a search engine. The list of tariffs levied by the U.S. on foreign goods is just mind boggling. You can access the International Trade Commission's to inspect the list. Note that horses can be imported for free but asses require some tariff!! Likewise, a tariff of 9.9 cents/kg is levied on Brazil nuts while only 4.4 cents/kg should be paid on imported Cashew nuts.

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