Tag: international trade
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Why Africa Is Essential to America’s Future
US News and World Report: Why Africa Is Essential to America's Future … So, yes, let us acknowledge these problems in Africa, and let us not be romantic about the opportunities that exist in Africa. Instead, let us be realistic about the opportunities, and the reality is that the opportunities for investment, trade, and economic…
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The U.S. Content of “Made in China”
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: The U.S. Content of “Made in China” Abstract Goods and services from China accounted for only 2.7% of U.S. personal consumption expenditures in 2010, of which less than half reflected the actual costs of Chinese imports. The rest went to U.S. businesses and workers transporting, selling, and marketing goods…
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What accounts for the clean-up of US manufacturing: technology or international trade?
Vox: What accounts for the clean-up of US manufacturing: technology or international trade? Conclusion What is the bottom line? Increased net imports of polluting goods account for about 70 percent of the composition-related decline in US manufacturing pollution. The composition effect in turn explains about 40 percent of the overall decline in pollution from US…
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What Your Cell Phone’s Made Of
Wired: What Your Cell Phone's Made Of (Be sure to visit the site check out the graphic.) Top Suppliers: Where to Find the Raw Materials China: gallium, indium, silicon, tin, yttrium, silver, aluminum, garnet, lithiumAustralia: aluminum, garnet, gold, lithium, nickelUnited States: copper, silica sand, gold, oilRussia: nickel, silicon, oilCanada: nickel, indiumChile: lithium, copperGermany: silica sand,…