Oleg Itskhoki(@itskhoki ):*Trade war: my theory of the case* 1. What is the goal/ideal outcome/trump admin hopes: 10% tariff across the board with no retaliation + direct non-tariff favors from other countries to settle this at 10% + a possible full-scale bilateral trade war with China. (1/n)

Oleg Itskhoki

@itskhoki

Professor of Economics @Harvard. Infrequently tweet thoughts and re-post links, rarely engage on this platform, looking forward to a less toxic social media.

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Oleg Itskhoki@itskhoki

2025.04.05 21:41

*Trade war: my theory of the case* 1. What is the goal/ideal outcome/trump admin hopes: 10% tariff across the board with no retaliation + direct non-tariff favors from other countries to settle this at 10% + a possible full-scale bilateral trade war with China. (1/n)