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The G-20: Lessons from Pittsburgh

By Eric Lotke
September 21, 2009

At the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh later this week, people will hear about the city's slump and rebirth. That's good as far as it goes, but it dodges the ultimate question. Can the United States remain the world’s consumer forever? Or will the G-20 chart the process by which the global economy after the crisis is more balanced, less dependent on U.S. consumption, and sustainable in Pittsburgh as well as Beijing?

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Winners and Losers: Wall Street Trumps the Real Economy

By Eric Lotke
July 15, 2009

Two Washington Post stories show the triumph of the pseudo-economy over the real economy.

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Trade Deficit of Manufactured Goods Increased Dramatically

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 6, 2008

Between 2001 and 2007, the trade deficit in manufactured goods increased by 42 percent, bringing it to over $165 billion.

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