The Economic Impact of Tariffs and Transport Costs
A special issue of Economies (ISSN 2227-7099).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Interests: regional integration; anti-globalization; globalization; global value chain; agglomeration; income gaps
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Dear Colleagues,
Trade liberalization has been a major trend since World War II. In particular, the World Trade Organization (WTO) was the leading entity driving globalization. In recent years, however, economic liberalization, including trade liberalization, has come to reveal a variety of challenges, with a decisive one being the introduction of tariffs on a global scale after the inauguration of U.S. President Trump in 2025. Upon this introduction, the question was raised as to whether the economic effects of the tariffs would be positive or negative in both the short and the long term. From a macroeconomic perspective, their economic effects must be clarified from the aspects of trade and aggregate economic facets. From a microeconomic perspective, the economic effects must be clarified in terms of innovation and industrial agglomeration. Here, tariffs are included in transport costs in the broad sense of spatial economics. Overall, the aim of this Special Issue is to feature original theoretical and empirical papers and/or case studies on various aspects related to tariffs and transport costs in a broad sense, as well as other aspects of economic liberalization.
Prof. Dr. Kuchiki Akifumi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- tariff
- trade
- balance of payments
- industrial policy
- industrial agglomeration
- export competitiveness
- supply chain
- employment/unemployment
- inflation
- GDP growth
- income distribution
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