International Law,
Government,
Corporate,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Apr. 26, 2018
The right tool for trade relations
Tariffs not only are a big stick good for shaking at partners, but also, as the stock market's dramatic reaction shows us, capable of great collateral damage.
Anna M. Han
Interim Dean
Santa Clara University School of Law
Phone: (408) 554-4711
UC Hastings
Colleen Chien
Professor
Santa Clara University School of Law
Email: cchien@scu.edu
Stanford University; UC Berkeley School of Law
Colleen worked in the Obama administration on intellectual property issues..
In life, it's important to have the right tool for the job, and trade is no different. The technology and intellectual property issues at the heart of the recent trade dispute between the United States and China are complex and nuanced. Tariffs not only are a big stick good for shaking at partners, but also, as the stock market's dramatic reaction shows us, capable of great collateral damage. And so, as an alternative to the blunt instrument of tariffs, we propose som...
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