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Document Type

Article

Abstract

In the summer of 2002 President Bush made good on his campaign promise to steel workers. He enacted tariffs of up to 30% on 10 types of steel imports, claiming the U.S. steel industry was suffering from unfair trade practices by foreign firms. Were the integrated steel firms really harmed by foreign competition, or were there other reasons for the decline in the steel industry? Did President Bush have other motives when he placed tariffs on steel imports?

Publication Date

Spring 2004

Journal Title

Major Themes in Economics

Volume

6

Issue

1

First Page

61

Last Page

73

Copyright

©2004 by Major Themes in Economics

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Included in

Economics Commons

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