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Trump is learning the wrong lessons from Ronald Reagan – innovation policy is better than protectionism
Trump is learning the wrong lessons from Ronald Reagan – innovation policy is better than protectionism
Donald Trump has cited the example of one of his US presidential predecessors, Ronald Reagan, in support of his protectionist policies. But as research by Ufuk Akcigit, Sina Ates and Giammario Impullitti shows, it was the Reagan administration’s innovation policy – not a retreat from globalisation – that promoted long-run growth in the US economy.
In March 2018, […]