{
  "id": 924087,
  "title": "Rocks in the Harbor: Beveridge and Robinson",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/rocks-in-the-harbor-beveridge-and-robinson",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T15:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Conversable Economist",
    "slug": "conversable-economist",
    "url": "https://conversableeconomist.com/2026/08/11/rocks-in-the-harbor-beveridge-and-robinson/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For teachers of economics, one familiar metaphor about tariffs is “rocks in the harbor.” Companies and countries go to considerable trouble and expense to build docks and interconnected transportation structure, and even dredge the harbor to assure smooth transit for vessels. Having done all that, it would seem peculiarly illogical to then dump rocks into … Continue reading Rocks in the Harbor:…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}