Author: Richard A. Iley
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Keywords: global, imbalances, cures, causes, deficit, evaluating, untangling
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2007-10
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 1845429206
ISBN-13: 9781845429201

From a situation of near zero in 1990, the US current account deficit has expanded to a record level of almost $900 billion in 2006. Debate about the deficit’s causes and consequences has also grown. Is the deficit a product of American profligacy or a ’glut of savings’ in the rest of the world? Is it a disaster waiting to happen or the natural and essentially benign consequence of an integrated world economy? "Untangling the US Deficit" charts a course between these competing explanations in a systematic and rigorous approach, incorporating the latest academic research and m

Author: Barry Eichengree
Publisher: The MIT Pre
Keywords: cairoli, lectures, woods, bretton, imbalances, lessons, global
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2006-09-08
List price: $27.00
ISBN-10: 0262050846
ISBN-13: 9780262050845

In Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, Barry Eichengreen takes issue with the argument that today’s international financial system is largely analogous to the Bretton Woods System of the period 1958 to 1973. Then, as now, it has been argued, the United States ran balance of payment deficits, provided international reserves to other countries, and acted as export market of last resort for the rest of the world. Then, as now, the story continues, other countries were reluctant to revalue their currencies for fear of seeing their export-led growth slow and suffering capital

Author: Steven Dunaway
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations Press
Keywords: special, report, council, crisis, imbalances, financial, global
Number of Pages: 56
Published: 2009-03-01
List price: $10.00
ISBN-10: 0876094280
ISBN-13: 9780876094280

As the economic crisis spreads from financial markets to real economies in countries around the world, governments have understandably focused on short-term measures to contain the collapse. Constructing stimulus packages and financial bailouts to address the immediate problems has been the policymakers’ priority for foundational recovery. Detailing another proximate cause of the crash -- the problem of global imbalances between savings and investment in major countries -- former IMF official Steven Dunaway drafts a proposal to rebuild international finance’s structural foundations

Author: Barry Eichengreen
Publisher: The MIT Press
Keywords: cairoli, lectures, woods, bretton, imbalances, lessons, global
Number of Pages: 201
Published: 2010-01-22
List price: $13.00
ISBN-10: 0262514141
ISBN-13: 9780262514149

In Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, Barry Eichengreen takes issue with the argument that today’s international financial system is largely analogous to the Bretton Woods System of the period 1958 to 1973. Then, as now, it has been argued, the United States ran balance of payment deficits, provided international reserves to other countries, and acted as export market of last resort for the rest of the world. Then, as now, the story continues, other countries were reluct

Authors:Joyce LeFever Kee, Betty J. Paulanka, Carolee Polek,
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Keywords: base, imbalances, acid, electrolyte, fluid, handbook
Number of Pages: 418
Published: 2009-01-08
List price: $56.95
ISBN-10: 1435453689
ISBN-13: 9781435453685

With a clear, comprehensive approach, this quick-reference handbook on the basic principles of fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances, imbalances, and related disorders is a must-have for all nursing students.

Author: Richard H. Clarida
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: economic, research, conference, report, bureau, national, account, imbalances, sustainability, adjustment, current
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2007-05-01
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0226107264
ISBN-13: 9780226107264

The current account deficit of the United States is more than six percent of its gross domestic product—an all-time high. And the rest of the world, including other G7 countries such as Japan and Germany, must collectively run current account surpluses to finance this deficit. How long can such unevenness between imports and exports be sustained, and what form might their eventual reconciliation take? Putting forth scenarios ranging from a gradual correction to a crash landing for the dollar, G7 Current Account Imbalances brings together economists from around the globe to consider the o

Author: Jagadeesh Gokhale
Publisher: AEI Press
Keywords: budget, new, priorities, measures, generational, fiscal, imbalances
Number of Pages: 83
Published: 2003-08-25
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 0844771678
ISBN-13: 9780844771670

Many appreciate that the federal government’s finances are shaky. However, few realize how really bad they are because most evaluations are based on what happened in the past--not what is likely to happen in the future. Although we are accustomed to hearing that today’s federal debt held by the public amounts to $3.5 trillion, the important--but often overlooked--question concerns how much debt we will incur going forward. As we approach a time when entitlement outlays will dominate federal spending, Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters recommend shifting to a new, forward-looki