In Great Britain wide circles have for some time reflected on the advantages of import restrictions as a means of increasing employment. The following article examines the validity of some major arguments brought forward in support of import curbs.

In this paper, we investigate the scale of the drop in American imports after it imposed punitive tariffs on Chinese goods. Our analysis spans the whole period of Donald Trump's presidency (January 2017 - January 2021). In contrast to existing studies, which are mainly devoted to the impact of...