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Anwar Shaikh

Anwar Shaikh
Professor of Economics at The New School for Social Research.
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The Trade Deficit: Beyond the Myth of Currency Manipulation

October 17, 2013 • by Anwar Shaikh

The US has run a massive trade deficit for over 30 years. In recent times, there has been a growing chorus of commentators who seek to place the blame on our trading partners, most notably China, just as in an earlier time others had targeted Japan and Germany. It is ...

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Visions in Heterodox Economics

October 1, 2013 • by Anwar Shaikh
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