Journal Article
Will Tech Improvements for Trading Services Switch the U.S. into a Net Exporter?
Monge-Naranjo, Alexander; Sun, Qiuhan (2020-10-14)
Innovations gave the U.S. a trade advantage in goods many years ago. Can innovations do the same for trade in services for the U.S.?
The Regional Economist , Volume 28 , Issue 4

Shifts in U.S. Trade Balance and Industrialization
Wen, Yi; Reinbold, Brian (2020-07-21)
As the U.S. has industrialized, changes in comparative advantage relative to those of other nations have led to periods of persistent trade surpluses and deficits.
On the Economy

A Growing Trade Deficit? Medical Goods Imports Plays a Role
Santacreu, Ana Maria; Leibovici, Fernando (2020-11-10)
Typically, the U.S. trade deficit narrows during a recession. However, the deficit actually widened by about 20% from January to June.
On the Economy

Trade and Gold Reserves after the Demise of the Classical Gold Standard
Wen, Yi; Reinbold, Brian (2020-09-01)
After the early 1920s, the relationship between gold reserves and trade flows was tenuous at best as the international payments system experienced heightened uncertainty and significant change.
On the Economy

Early U.S. Trade Deficits and Industrialization
Wen, Yi; Reinbold, Brian (2020-07-20)
Trade deficits during the country’s first phase of industrialization did not inhibit U.S. development and may have facilitated industrialization.
On the Economy

Technological Innovations and Global Trade of Services
Monge-Naranjo, Alexander; Sun, Qiuhan (2020-12-29)
Technological innovations may give the U.S. a significant advantage in the global trade of services, which could potentially help the U.S. close its trade deficit.
On the Economy

Journal Article
Value-added data recast the U.S.-China trade deficit
Sposi, Michael; Koech, Janet (2013-07)
Value-added trade data provide a needed complementary measure to conventional compilations to aid in the understanding of bilateral interdependence.
Economic Letter , Volume 8 , Issue 5

The Role of Innovations in Global Trade: The Shipping Container
Monge-Naranjo, Alexander; Sun, Qiuhan (2020-12-28)
A simple trade innovation—the use of shipping containers—may have contributed to the rapid expansion of global trade over the past 50 years.
On the Economy