Comments on: Thomas Palley: Why Conventional Trade Theories Don’t Work Any More http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/10/thomas-palley-why-conventional-trade.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:45:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Iverson http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/10/thomas-palley-why-conventional-trade.html#comment-976 Dave Iverson Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/10/thomas-palley-why-conventional-trade-theories-dont-work-any-more/#comment-976 Does this mean that we out-of-the-closet post-Keynesians are now gaining a bit more traction with our theory/practice?<br/><br/>First, this summer's widespread recognition that Minsky may have had some useful insights, and now this..<br/><br/>Keep up your good posting. Does this mean that we out-of-the-closet post-Keynesians are now gaining a bit more traction with our theory/practice?

First, this summer’s widespread recognition that Minsky may have had some useful insights, and now this..

Keep up your good posting.

]]> By: Doug http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/10/thomas-palley-why-conventional-trade.html#comment-974 Doug Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:59:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/10/thomas-palley-why-conventional-trade-theories-dont-work-any-more/#comment-974 Tariffs on imports would, of course, invite regulators, legislators and those who work closely with them (corporations/lobbyists) to get to work on defining 'imports' as well as figuring out the size of tariffs and the tax treatment of tariffs. A fair and uncynical reading of the past few decades suggests a reasonably high probability that this would lead to tariff definitions, tariff rates and tariff tax treatments that are generous to the kind of 'corporate barges' described.<br/><br/>The point being that the idea of tariffs on imports could well be an excellent suggestion for countering the phenomenon of the corporate barges. The implementation of that fine idea, on the other hand, is a different matter entirely. Tariffs on imports would, of course, invite regulators, legislators and those who work closely with them (corporations/lobbyists) to get to work on defining ‘imports’ as well as figuring out the size of tariffs and the tax treatment of tariffs. A fair and uncynical reading of the past few decades suggests a reasonably high probability that this would lead to tariff definitions, tariff rates and tariff tax treatments that are generous to the kind of ‘corporate barges’ described.

The point being that the idea of tariffs on imports could well be an excellent suggestion for countering the phenomenon of the corporate barges. The implementation of that fine idea, on the other hand, is a different matter entirely.

]]> By: a http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/10/thomas-palley-why-conventional-trade.html#comment-971 a Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:32:00 +0000 http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2007/10/thomas-palley-why-conventional-trade-theories-dont-work-any-more/#comment-971 I still think the best solution is the old-fashioned one: tarrifs on imports. I still think the best solution is the old-fashioned one: tarrifs on imports.

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