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The silence of the laureates

Surprise, surprise — America’s  economics laureates are uneasy about the U.S. trade deficits. (As first published in the American Prospect on August 13, 2001.) Are America’s trade deficits too high? Judging by the American intellectual establishment’s body language, the answer … Continue reading

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