Trade & Comparative Advantage

September 17, 2017

Fracking and India’s Guar Bean Bubble

Used in ice cream, India's guar gum is also so necessary for fracking that the rise of oil prices created a guar bean bubble.

August 18, 2017

Looking at a Global Supply Chain With a Smile (Curve)

A smile curve is a handy way to see that the global supply chain for technology is much more complicated than a Made-in-China label.

April 26, 2017

A Tale of Two T-Shirts

Covering 500 or so miles, a made-in-America t-shirt supply chain can be very different from a globally sourced t-shirt that travels more than 15,000 miles.

April 4, 2017

Why the U.S. Government Cares About a Snuggie

Deciding whether Snuggies is a blanket or a pullover garment is about more than a name. The outcome decided the protective tariff it would owe.