Tariffs Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/tariffs/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png Tariffs Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/tariffs/ 32 32 How taxes boost creativity https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-taxes-boost-creativity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-taxes-boost-creativity https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-taxes-boost-creativity/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:58:58 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36143 Taxes and tariffs are—unsurprisingly—a major topic for economists. On one hand, they generate huge inefficiencies, deadweight losses, and perverse incentives; on the other hand, they reveal the fascinating creativity with…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-taxes-boost-creativity/feed/ 0 The Art of Tariffs https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-art-of-tariffs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-art-of-tariffs https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-art-of-tariffs/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:30:50 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36021 Upon returning to office in January 2025, President Donald J. Trump swiftly reignited his signature “America First” trade agenda. Central to this strategy was a sweeping overhaul of U.S. tariff…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-art-of-tariffs/feed/ 0 How China went from low-cost exporter to tech rival and why tariffs won’t save the day https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-china-went-from-low-cost-exporter-to-tech-rival-and-why-tariffs-wont-save-the-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-china-went-from-low-cost-exporter-to-tech-rival-and-why-tariffs-wont-save-the-day https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-china-went-from-low-cost-exporter-to-tech-rival-and-why-tariffs-wont-save-the-day/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 05:30:34 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35875 The United States has accused China of leveraging an unfair advantage in trade relations and is threatening the imposition of substantial new tariffs. This raises two fundamental questions: are the…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-china-went-from-low-cost-exporter-to-tech-rival-and-why-tariffs-wont-save-the-day/feed/ 0 Liberation or Isolation: Trump’s Economic Uprising Against Globalization https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/liberation-or-isolation-trumps-economic-uprising-against-globalization/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liberation-or-isolation-trumps-economic-uprising-against-globalization https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/liberation-or-isolation-trumps-economic-uprising-against-globalization/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 04:07:08 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35861 On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump declared “Liberation Day”, launching a dramatic protectionist turn that may trigger the greatest global economic disruption since the Great Depression. He announced a…

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