{"id":166,"date":"2025-06-20T08:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.bsu.edu\/econbriefs\/?p=166"},"modified":"2025-06-20T08:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:05:29","slug":"trade-and-dei-share-a-logic-by-dr-cecil-bohanon-and-dr-john-horowitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.bsu.edu\/econbriefs\/2025\/06\/20\/trade-and-dei-share-a-logic-by-dr-cecil-bohanon-and-dr-john-horowitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade and DEI Share a Logic \u2013 by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Originally written on 4\/29\/2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the White House, President Trump\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/02\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-fair-and-reciprocal-plan-on-trade\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cFair and Reciprocal Plan\u201d on Trade will \u201c\u2026seek to correct longstanding imbalances in international trade and ensure fairness across the board<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d Though in a different domain, President Trump\u2019s reciprocal tariff policy and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs share underlying principles that seek to address imbalances and promote fairness.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To promote fairness, the White House announced that the United States would impose additional tariffs calculated as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/taxfoundation.org\/blog\/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-calculations\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">trade deficit in goods the USA ran with the country divided by the total amount of USA imports of goods from the country<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This rate was cut in half, according to President Trump, \u201cto be kind.\u201d For example, the US ran a $66 billion trade deficit in goods with South Korea and imported $132 billion of South Korean goods. Sixty-six billion divided by 132 billion is fifty percent, and fifty percent divided by two means the US\u00a0 would impose an additional 25% tariff on all South Korean goods. The implicit assumption is that a trade deficit in goods with any country is evidence that foreign countries discriminate against American goods. However, even countries where the US has a trade surplus would be charged a 10% tariff.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Likewise, many DEI advocates insist that differences in income between different groups show that individuals from marginalized groups are not receiving equitable treatment. They often advocate for and administer programs designed to remedy what they perceive as unfair outcomes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many argue that statistical differences between groups are not necessarily evidence of unfairness. Thomas Sowell argues, \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoover.org\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/documents\/0817998721_167.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nothing is easier than to find statistical disparities between groups. They exist in countries around the world, with and without discrimination\u2026their actual socioeconomic effects are an empirical question, not a foregone conclusion<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d Others critique <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2016\/07\/why-diversity-programs-fail\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the effectiveness and adverse effects of many DEI programs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most everyone we know agrees with the goal of equality of opportunity. No individual should be subject to invidious discrimination based on their gender, race, skin color, ethnic identity, religion, or sexual identity. Much of the debate over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is about how close or how far off our society is in attaining equal opportunity and what methods are most effective and appropriate for reaching the goal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Although the Trump administration is considered anti-DEI, its view on international trade shares underlying principles with DEI programs, focusing on fairness claims and corrective measures to correct perceived wrongs. 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