Making Sen$e with Paul Solman
Global Trade Freezes Amid Economic Downturn
Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how the global economic crisis has impacted trade.
This video is from the Making Sen$e with Paul Solman video series from PBS. Learn more about these videos and view a listing of the most recent videos we have available.
Key Concepts
Demand, Exports, Interdependence, Markets, Price, Producers, Derived Demand, Determinants of Demand, Imports, Labor, Trade, Work
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