Trade deficits raise optimal tariffs by making foreign demand less elastic, and the U.S. gains from a trade war with China relative to existing tariffs but not relative to free trade.
We also report the mean absolute and percentage difference between the numerical elasticities for the United States and China
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Trade Wars with Trade Deficits
Trade deficits raise optimal tariffs by making foreign demand less elastic, and the U.S. gains from a trade war with China relative to existing tariffs but not relative to free trade.