Is a Trade Deficit Really That Terrifying?

Mario Chartouni, 07/04 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Economy free trade Commerce Deficit

If there is one thing on which the vast majority of serious economists agree, whether they lean politically left or right, it is that free trade and commerce are beneficial to a nation. Yet, this truth is being contested today. Trade deficits are generating a lot of ink in the media, and they are being used to justify counterproductive policies. ...