Untangling the trade deficit.
America's illiteracy on the subject of the trade deficit could become very important. It is commonly thought that America's trade deficit is the result of underhandedness and unfair practices by other countries, or because domestic companies cannot compete in the global market. The trade deficit i...
| Published in: | Public Interest no. 134; pp. 82 - 105 |
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Public Interest
Winter 1999
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