Because phased tariff schedules buy time, firms reshore with lower shock. Back-loaded rates create investment certainty while softening consumer prices, becoming a template for chips and pharmaceuticals.
— Designing tariff ramps shapes inflation paths, business planning, and political durability of protectionist policy.
Oren Cass
2025.08.18
100% relevant
Reuters report that semiconductor tariffs will start low and rise sharply later, mirroring pharma.
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