Journal Article

Reducing the U.S. deficit by recycling capital inflows


Abstract: The United States can simply recycle the financial capital inflows from China and re-export them back to China in the form of FDI. In so doing, the United States gains a substantially larger rate of return from FDI than China does from owning U.S. government bonds.

Keywords: Deficit financing; Balance of payments;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Part of Series: Economic Synopses

Publication Date: 2012

Order Number: 17