Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
How does free trade affect jobs?
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Free trade creates jobs

This position holds that opening markets raises employment overall, because producers gain access to larger markets, cheaper inputs and goods leave households and firms with more to spend, and the activity that follows from both creates work.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Access to a larger market lets a producer grow beyond what domestic demand would support
  2. Cheaper inputs and cheaper goods release spending that employs people elsewhere