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How desirable is dollar depreciation?
An analysis of the possible effects of dollar depreciation on prices and inflation, on the balance of trade, and on real gross national product.
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Merchandise trade and the outlook for 1988
An explanation of why current forecasts that call for vast improvements in the U.S. trade balance and real net exports in 1988 may be too optimistic.
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Solutions to the international debt problem
A general discussion of the nature of the international debt problem and an analysis of a number of proposals for solving it.
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Does dollar depreciation matter: the case of auto imports from Japan
The Japanese auto industry is used as a case in point to illustrate some of the ways in which firms operating in export markets cope with exchange-rate changes.
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Assessing and resisting inflation
An examination of the detrimental effects of inflation and a recommendation that policymakers should immediately resist a further acceleration of inflation, rather than wait for more signals of its future course.
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The decline in U.S. agricultural exports
An analysis of factors that produced a 40 percent drop in U.S. agricultural exports between 1981 and 1986, with a discussion of the potential effects of dollar depreciation and the 1985 Food Security Act.
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The shift to western coal
A discussion of the reasons for the shift in U.S. coal production to western states, with data on production (1970-81) and consumption (1970- 80) by region, plus an examination of the nation's coal production outlook.
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Foreign capital inflows: another Trojan horse?
An analysis of the role of foreign investment in U.S. resource allocation, finding that the large influx of foreign capital in the 1980s has been used predominantly to fund domestic investment and consumer investment spending.
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Exchange rates and U.S. prices
An examination of causality between dollar exchange-rate movements and U.S. price levels as described by the relative purchasing power parity theory, with a discussion of channels of price pressure and of the Hooper-Lowrey method of estimating future trends of the dollar.
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Banking without interstate barriers
An examination of public policy issues related to the growth of interstate banking, such as its potential effects on concentration, competition, and soundness in the banking industry.