Excerpt

Does Addressing Bilateral Trade Imbalances Work? Martin Feldstein, June 27, 2017, Opinion, "Politicians and economists view trade imbalances very differently. Consider the United States’ trade deficit. Economists emphasize that the total US trade deficit with the rest of the world is the result of policies and actions at home. Simply put, if the US invests more than the country as a whole saves, it must import the difference from the rest of the world, creating the existing trade deficit." Link