What Krugman Gets Right and Wrong on Trade Surpluses

Tags: Global Economy, War and Foreign Policy

06/02/2022 Robert P. Murphy

Krugman’s recent NYT column on Russia features commentary on trade surpluses that is at best very misleading.

Original Article: “What Krugman Gets Right and Wrong on Trade Surpluses”

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