The Point of Tariffs on Solar Panels Made in China Was to Raise the Price

The Post had a somewhat confused editorial about the imposition of tariffs on solar panels made in China. The argument for the tariffs is that China subsidizes its panels leading to unfair competition. As the editorial correctly notes, the determination of whether the panels are subsidized is not easy. (Panels sell for less than average cost, but well above marginal cost.)

However the editorial notes a counter-tariff imposed on a key material input imposed by China and then tells readers:

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