Export-Import Bank Policies

As policymakers continue to debate the fate of the Export-Import Bank, research from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University calls into question the necessity of maintaining the 81-year-old government agency.

This page highlights research, charts, and commentary from a range of Mercatus scholars, demonstrating how the Export-Import Bank’s primary effect is to privilege favored firms at the expense of taxpayers and non-favored firms.