International Trade and Finance
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Migrants' Remittances and Related Economic Flows
This document updates and expands upon CBO's previous analysis of remittances—Remittances: International Payments by Migrants (May 2005)—and presents data through 2009.
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Federal Debt and the Risk of a Financial Crisis
CBO notes that there is no identifiable "tipping point" of debt relative to the nation’s output that would indicate that a fiscal crisis is likely or imminent. However, the ratio of federal debt to GDP is climbing into unfamiliar territory.
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Immigrants in the Labor Force
People born in other countries are a growing presence in the U.S. labor force. In 2009, more than 1 in 7 people in the U.S. labor force were born elsewhere; 15 years earlier, only 1 in 10 was foreign born.
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The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update
This document incorporates data through 2009. It focuses on the growing number of foreign-born workers, the countries from which they have come, their educational attainment, the types of jobs they hold, and their earnings.
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Testimony on Issues in Designing a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
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How Changes in the Value of the Chinese Currency Affect U.S. Imports
How Changes in the Value of the Chinese Currency Affect U.S. Imports
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The Possible Costs to the United States of Maintaining a Long-Term Military Presence in Iraq
Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
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Testimony on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Government Securities and the U.S. Current Account
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives