Updated: April 10, 2013
The United States is the globe's largest market, responsible for trillions of dollars in trade and investment around the world each year. But how does our role in the global economy affect you? What about people in other countries?Learn more about jobs in other countries in the quiz below, then find out how much stuff costs around the world in the shopping slideshow.
Quiz: International Trade
Find out how much the dollar is worth overseas and test your knowledge of the world's markets.
Video: A Living Wage Factory
Why the choices you make at a store can have a big impact on people around the world.
Video: "Living Wage" in Espanol
Practice your language skills with the Spanish version of our piece on a clothing factory in the Dominican Republic.
Microfinance
Learn more about how individuals lending small amounts of money to others might change the world.
Fair Trade USA
The Fair Trade Certified Label guarantees consumers that strict economic, social and environmental criteria were met in the production and trade of an agricultural product.
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