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The U.S. Current Account Deficit (Spanish version)
Alfaro, Laura; Di Tella, Rafael; Vogel, Ingrid; Kim, Renee; Jeong, Sarah; Johnson, MatthewCase HBS-706S24EconomicsInvestors and policymakers throughout the world were confronted with the risk of painful economic consequences arising from the large U.S. current account deficit. In 2007, the U.S. current account deficit was $731 billion, equivalent to 5.3% of GDP. The implications of the deficit were debated with intensity. At one extreme, it was argued that large deficits would eventually resolve themselves smoothly, even if they persisted for many more years...Starting at €8.20