Friday, December 7, 2012

The Solar Panel Industry

The solar panel industry is a very competitive market. The US as well as China see this industry as a valuable thing to have for different reasons. This lead them to a trade war with both sides passing tariffs and subsides in an effort to get an advantage over the other. The result is very cheap goods which is good for whoever is buying them but not so good for the 2 governments and the producers who have gone into debt to produce them.  It is this trade war that lead to prices being so low and it is irrational. Both countries should stop all government help to the industry and let free trade do its thing by letting markets pick winners and losers.


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/business/energy-environment/us-affirms-tariffs-against-chinese-solar-companies.html?_r=3&

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