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What are tariffs, and how do they work?

TED-Ed · Science & Maths · 5 min · 787 thousand views · published 2026-09-03

What are tariffs, and how do they work?

Explore how tariffs work and dig into how their enactment can set off an economic chain reaction that impacts global trade. -- In 1930, in h tariff tariffs trade global trade export import smoot hawley smoot hawley tarif

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