U.S. Trade Deficit. : Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balance of trade.

Economic policy.

Investments, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines trade deficit in the context of mainstream economic analysis. Explains fundamental macroeconomic forces that cause a trade imbalance, in the form of a deficit or surplus, and adjustment mechanisms. Addresses trends in saving and investment in the U.S. and abroad, recurring economic concerns about trade deficits, efficacy of alternative policy responses to trade imbalances and the economic forces that generate them, and prospects for U.S. current account deficit.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. U.S. Trade Deficit

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