St Louis Fed's Poole on free trade

In the speech 'Free Trade: Why are Economists and Noneconomists So Far Apart?' given on 15 June William Poole of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said the media must do more to explain the benefits of free trade to the public, since economists have not had much success in changing attitudes.

"I believe that the general voting public will be more likely to favor free-trade policies if it understands the issues at a deeper level," Poole told the Reuters Trade, Globalization and Outsourcing

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