HKS Affiliated Authors
Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy
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There's 'no fundamental problem' with the US trade deficit. Ricardo Hausmann, April 6, 2018, Video, "The U.S. is wasting its time trying to fix a non-existent problem regarding its current account deficit, according to an economics professor at Harvard University. A number of U.S. policymakers have sought to justify stoking a trade war with China in recent weeks, saying it is "unfair" for the world's biggest economy to have a current account deficit — which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of the country — with Beijing." Link
https://pdl-iphone-cnbc-com.akamaized.net/VCPS/Y2018/M04D06/7000011732/6ED2-SBE-040618-Hausmann_L.mp4