Plausibly Exogenous [1739] - Tariffs (10/06/2024)

LHS Variable
Labor productivity

RHS Variable
Tariffs

Source of Exogenous Variation
Exogenous changes in foreign prices and the reliance of certain US tariff lines on specific tariffs, which are set in dollar terms rather than as a percentage of the product's value

- Klein and Meissner (2024), “Did Tariffs Make American Manufacturing Great? New Evidence from the Gilded Age”