Why Do Some Countries (Such as the United States) Have

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Short Answer

Why do some countries (such as the United States) have low ratios of international trade (exports + imports) to GDP?

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Definitions:

Credit Card Debt

The total amount of money owed by consumers that have been accrued through the use of credit cards, often bearing high interest rates.

Loanable Funds

The money available for borrowing, influenced by savings and investments, within an economy.

Interest Rates

A financial charge, calculated as a portion of the principal, assessed by a lender against a borrower for the loan of money or assets.

Marginal Extraction Cost

The additional cost associated with extracting one more unit of a resource, considering factors like difficulty of extraction and resource depletion.