7 Things You Need to Know About the National Debt, Deficits, and the Dollar

Dean Baker and David Rosnick

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Abstract: This paper covers seven key points about the national debt, budget and trade deficits, and the dollar that the public needs to understand in order to be well-informed and prepared to choose among various policy options.

Keywords: national debt; budget deficit; trade deficit; dollar (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H H6 H60 H61 H62 H63 H68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2011-06
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