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. . . . . . . . . . .Richard Posner should be awarded the next Nobel Prize in Economics . . . . . . . . . . . .

Thursday, January 20, 2005

Prawn Taxes

If gubmnts in Europe and North America really want to help people in SE Asia who were hurt by the tsunami, they should reduce or eliminate the tariff on prawns. [link via Luskin]. In fact, trade liberalization in general, even without the prompting from tsunamis or other disasters, would really help developing countries.
 
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