Explore how comparative advantage affects trade, contrasts with absolute advantage, and guides nations in maximizing economic ...

But many Americans aren't listening. A recent poll by Quinnipiac University, conducted in late January, found that 42% of Americans believe tariffs will help the U.S. economy. The United States' ...

For decades, economists have claimed that free trade delivers the greatest good to the greatest number of people. Good for workers, corporations, shareholders and the country. This idea has been ...

A law intended to bolster clean energy manufacturing has ignited debate over whether the U.S. should work to break down international trade barriers — or keep them intact to protect American workers.