The trade deficit trap—How it got so big, why it persists, and what to do about it
By Robert A. Blecker
August 7, 2009
July 2009 | EPI Working Paper #284
The trade deficit trap
How it got so big, why it persists, and what to do about it
by Robert A. Blecker
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