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Balance of Payments

A look at the balance of payments and the role it plays in international economics.
Definition of Balance of Payments
Definition and use of the term "Balance of Payments"
The Trade Deficit and Exchange Rates
A look at the link between the trade deficit and exchange rates.
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Reader response to the article "The Trade Deficit and Exchange Rates".
Why A Shrinking Trade Deficit Will Drive Down the U.S. Dollar
A look at why the huge trade deficit will cause the value of the U.S. Dollar to drop.
What is International Economics?
What exactly international economics is and what it covers tend to depend on the views of the person using the definition. Roughly speaking, it covers economic interactions between countries such as international trade.

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