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April 07, 2007

Hot air is dirt cheap

After reading that the US-Korea FTA has caused the Japanese to talk about a FTA with the US, Tyler Cowen asks: Why are FTAs contagious?

Given the likelihood of a US-Japan deal in the near future, I think the real question is: Why are FTA rumors and press releases contagious?

See my contributions in the comments section for more detail.

Posted by Dingel at April 7, 2007 10:22 PM

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