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标题：Reader Exchange: Ask an Economist – Is the Large and Persistent U.S. Trade Deficit a Concern?
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作者：YiLi Chien
期刊名称：Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - Regional Economist
出版年度：2012
出版社：Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
摘要：
The fact that the U.S. has a trade deficit means that the U.S. consumes more than it produces net of investment. This deficit must be financed either by reducing U.S. external assets or by increasing U.S. external liabilities. On balance, it seems possible that a persistent trade deficit would deplete U.S. overseas assets and perhaps, in the longer run, lead to insolvency.