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# Cato University 2017: *The Economics of Trade and the Politics of International Trade*

International trade accounting is often a source of confusion that can be clarified by systematically examining the terms involved. What are the political controls and the myths that concentrated interests use to restrict mutually beneficial exchange?

**From [Cato University 2017: Summer Seminar on Political Economy](https://www.cato.org/cato-university/college-economics)**

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##### [Daniel J. Ikenson](/people/daniel-j-ikenson)

Former Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies