Robert A. Blecker
Research Associate
Areas of expertise
International capital mobility • Macroeconomics • Trade policy • Economic theory and history of thought
Biography
Robert A. Blecker, a research associate with the Economic Policy Institute, is also a professor of economics at American University.
Education
Ph.D. Stanford University (1987)
M.A. Stanford University (1983)
B.A. Yale University (1978)
Publications by Robert A. Blecker
Report
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Aug. 7, 2009 | The trade deficit trap—How it got so big, why it persists, and what to do about it
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June 1, 2003 | The benefits of a lower dollar: How the high dollar has hurt U.S. manufacturing producers and why the dollar still needs to fall further
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June 1, 1999 | The Ticking Debt Bomb: Why the U.S. International Financial Position Is Not Sustainable
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June 1, 1998 | International Capital Mobility, Macroeconomic Imbalances, and the Risk of Global Contraction
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March 1, 1997 | NAFTA AND THE PESO COLLAPSE
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June 1, 1992 | Manufacturing Employment in North America
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June 1, 1991 | The Recession, the Dollar, and the Trade Deficit
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June 1, 1991 | Still a Debtor Nation
Economic Indicators
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March 15, 2000 | Trade Picture—March 15, 2000
Book
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Aug. 2, 2006 | U.S. Trade Policy and Global Growth
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Aug. 22, 2005 | Beyond the Twin Deficits
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Dec. 19, 2002 | Beyond the Twin Deficits
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April 1, 1999 | Taming global finance: A better architecture for growth and equity
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June 1, 1990 | Are Americans on a Consumption Binge? The Evidence Reconsidered
Commentary
Sept. 3, 2003 | Testimony on the impact of overvalued dollar on the American economy