David Autor Quotes

Don't make such a big deal out of this trade deficit…. In the United States you cannot find anybody to produce such labor-intensive products and it will be more expensive if you were to import such products from other countries and the regions than China. Only China is in the best position to produce such products, and this is also beneficial to China because this has provided job opportunities to China.

A lot of the economy is indeed being supplied by goods that are produced offshore. And much of the reason for that is societal.

Now, what produces a want of demand? A refusal to take from other countries the commodities which they produce.

Nonetheless, the developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade.

We're part of a global economy whether we like it or not.

International trade is not a zero-sum game.

The popular notion is that imports are bad and exports are good.

We want a foreign market for our surplus products.

In order to have the benefits of free trade, you must have full employment in the trading countries.

We have not addressed the effects of global economics where we are the only free traders in town.

The people who are banking on Oriental trade are bound to be disappointed. The United States cannot compete with foreign countries until we can manufacture products at a lower cost, which means cheaper labor

Trade never balances. It hasn’t since 1776.

[Foreign] Trade is necessary to modern comfort and prosperity.

International economic cooperation has delivered benefits to the United States and other countries that would have been impossible to attain otherwise.

Increased trade is crucial to a balanced plan for stimulating growth and job creation on both sides of the Atlantic.

People tend to think about trade as if it's competition between companies - if Apple wins, Google loses. But that's false. Trade makes nations better off in general. Now, I want to be clear. I'm not saying that everything about trade is good and beneficial. Trade also has costs.

It is not good to cut exports or imports.

I really believe in U.S. manufacturing and U.S. exports, but we have to have a level playing field.

The biggest losers from international trade are always those whose skills have a cheaper competitor in a different market.

Old ideas of not trading because 'they won't open their markets to us' miss the entire point of allowing goods to be imported into the United States - because we want and need them and because someone here believes that the good or service received in exchange for our dollars creates value for them.

I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.

But, we have had the debate in our country now for a number of years as to whether or not free trade agreements are good for economic growth and economic opportunity in creating jobs and lifting people out of poverty.

I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar.

U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market.

Unemployment is due to the large import of goods from Britain and other countries. The Government haven't used the powers which they have for the benefit of the country.