Due to Raemon’s call for more reviews, “especially critical ones”, I decided to read and review this one, so yes, I am interested in the topic. The post lists many interesting aspects of the discussed regulation.
Nonetheless, I think the post would not be a good choice for the 2024 Review.
Firstly, the post is a post about American politics and American policy, and I hope the perspective or target audience of LW is not such that is assumed that readers of LW posts naturally understand “we”, “our failures”, “we have required” etc as “American”.
Secondly, while it is possible that the policy change would yield the benefits promised here, there are strong claims in the beginning of the article (“Repeal would restore America’s oceangoing trade between its ports and rebuild its merchant marine, noticeably impacting the price level and GDP growth.”) and you need to read much further to get to a point where sources are presented and discussed.
Thirdly, at least in the first few sections, the causality between the things in “What is the Jones Act?” and “What is the Effect of the Jones Act?” is not explained clearly. “The Jones Act has failed to protect America’s shipbuilding and merchant marine.” Okay, so how did it destroy America’s shipbuilding and merchant marine? It seems that you already need a clear model of the effects of protectionism in your head to understand what the author is saying.
I read only the first sections including “What Else Happens When We Ship More Goods Between Ports?” I will probably continue reading the post later, but for the 2024 Review review, I will stop here.
Due to Raemon’s call for more reviews, “especially critical ones”, I decided to read and review this one, so yes, I am interested in the topic. The post lists many interesting aspects of the discussed regulation.
Nonetheless, I think the post would not be a good choice for the 2024 Review.
Firstly, the post is a post about American politics and American policy, and I hope the perspective or target audience of LW is not such that is assumed that readers of LW posts naturally understand “we”, “our failures”, “we have required” etc as “American”.
Secondly, while it is possible that the policy change would yield the benefits promised here, there are strong claims in the beginning of the article (“Repeal would restore America’s oceangoing trade between its ports and rebuild its merchant marine, noticeably impacting the price level and GDP growth.”) and you need to read much further to get to a point where sources are presented and discussed.
Thirdly, at least in the first few sections, the causality between the things in “What is the Jones Act?” and “What is the Effect of the Jones Act?” is not explained clearly. “The Jones Act has failed to protect America’s shipbuilding and merchant marine.” Okay, so how did it destroy America’s shipbuilding and merchant marine? It seems that you already need a clear model of the effects of protectionism in your head to understand what the author is saying.
I read only the first sections including “What Else Happens When We Ship More Goods Between Ports?” I will probably continue reading the post later, but for the 2024 Review review, I will stop here.