Offshoring and the U.S. Balance of Payments

摘要

How much has the U.S. economy's reliance on imports increased. Goods. Services. What do the data tell us about the growth of trade in services. Do Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA's) estimates undercount trade in services. Why was there zero growth in real imports of services between 2002 to 2003 in the National Income and Product Accounts' (NIPA's). Why are services imports from India so small. What is the impact on GDP and productivity if the data on imports of services are substantially wrong. How is BEA working to improve its estimates.