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A Quick and Dirty Lesson about the Trade Deficit

Daniel J. Ikenson | CATO Institute | 04/04/2020

The trade balance is calculated as the difference between the value of U.S. exports and the value of U.S. imports. The United States “runs a trade deficit” when Americans purchase more…

How to Make America’s Next Trade Policy

Clark Packard, Scott Lincicome, Dr. Kimberly Clausing, and Dr. Mary Lovely | The Bulwark | 03/02/2020

For nearly 80 yea...

DG Azevêdo: To modernize the WTO, we will need vision and determination

Roberto Azevêdo | World Trade Organization | 02/04/2020

This speech is from the 2020 Was...

The Threat of Trump’s Trade Agenda

Chris Taylor | Washington Monthly | 01/23/2020

Democrats should be pleased with the successful negotiations over the USMCA an...

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