▽EconLog ●05/07 04:27 International MacroeconomicsWho runs trade surpluses?By Scott Sumner | May 6, 2025 | 0In a recent post, Kevin Erdmann uses the concept of never reason from a price change to explain why low wages do not give a country an advantage in international trade: The confusion comes from “all else held equal” thinking. All of those costs are part of an interconnected web of interactions. Intere
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