Stanford, Calif.President Trump may not be a friend of international trade, but he’s a gift for a trade economist. Douglas Irwin has just hauled himself across the country from his perch at Dartmouth College to lecture on the president’s trade policy. His talk is titled “Exercise in Futility.” The next day, he and his massive suitcase will fly west to Singapore for more lectures on the same insistent theme.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 01, 2018 22:18 UTC