U.S. Trade Deficit in 1999 : Recent Trends and Policy Options.

Examines 1999 U.S. trade deficit from its steady rise beginning in 1992; the reasons for the widening of the deficit, including an imbalance of U.S. savings and investment; trade and macroeconomic policy responses; the sustainability of the trade deficit, especially in light of borrowing; and the qu...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Balance of trade. Investments. Debts, Public. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines 1999 U.S. trade deficit from its steady rise beginning in 1992; the reasons for the widening of the deficit, including an imbalance of U.S. savings and investment; trade and macroeconomic policy responses; the sustainability of the trade deficit, especially in light of borrowing; and the question of whether the trade deficit represents a problem, including factors of intertemporal trade, debt service burden, and sectoral effects.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.