It seems increasingly evident that the problems of the financial crisis in Asia were caused by a variety of different factors, the importance of which varied from country to country. However, according to the authors two points must be emphasized. First, the rapid movement toward capital account...

The objective of this paper is to explore how the external balance of the United States (US) might evolve in future years as the economy emerges from the recession. We examine the issue from the domestic perspective of the saving and investment balance and from the external side in terms of the...

The United States' large and sustained trade deficit with Asia raises concerns in the United States about its competitiveness in the region. The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of U.S. trade relationships with China and India, and the factors that are influencing their...