If a nation's income exceeds its spending, then
1 savings will exceed domestic investment
2 the nation must run a current account surplus
3 the nation must run a capital account deficit
4 all of the above
If the nation's income is exceeding its spending then the nation must be running a current account surplus.
the answer is "B".
If a nation's income exceeds its spending, then 1 savings will exceed domestic investment 2 the...
5. Current account deficit Let G stand for government spending, T for taxes, I for private investment, and S for private saving. Complete the following equation for the current account deficit: + Current Account Deficit Which of the following statements about the current account deficit are correct? Check all that apply A successful reduction of a nation's current account deficit must be supported by complementary policies in foreign nations with large current account surpluses Using a current account deficit to...
Consider the economy of Tweet. In Tweet, domestic investment is $300 million and its residents earned $10 million in capital gains during 2006. Residents of Tweet purchased $150 million in new foreign assets during the year and foreigners purchased $120 million in Tweet assets. Assume the valuation effects total $1 million in capital gains. a. Calculate the change in domestic wealth in Tweet. Assume KA=0. b. Calculate the change in external wealth for Tweet. c. Calculate the total change in...
Let C stand for consumption spending, I for investment, G for government purchases, X for exports, M for imports, DI for disposable income, and NT for net taxes. Consider the following identity and answer the questions that follow. C+I+G+(X-M)= DI + NT Which of the following best characterizes the above identity? Aggregate income must equal the total amount of leakages from the nation's flow of income and expenditures Domestic product must exceed aggregate income. O Aggregate income must equal domestic...
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What is a nation's cash inflow and outflow on its current account and its capital account given the following information? imports $145 exports 211 direct investments abroad 72 foreign investments in the country 143 foreign purchases of domestic securities 86 purchases of foreign securities 29 net income from foreign investments 37 government spending abroad 22
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3. National accounting identities Let C stand for consumption spending, I for investment, G for government purchases, X for exports, IM for imports, DI for disposable income, and NT for net taxes. Consider the following identity and answer the questions that follow. C+I+G+ (X-IM) = DI + NT Which of the following best characterizes the above identity? O National income must equal domestic product. National income must equal the total amount of leakages from the nation's flow of income and...
1 The components of total spending are A.consumption, investment, exports, and imports. B.consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports. C.consumption, imports, investment, and the money supply. D.investment, intermediate goods, and factors of production. 2 Why are imports subtracted when GDP is calculated in the expenditure approach? A.They are produced abroad, and GDP only counts domestic production. B.They do not go through formal markets and thus cannot be counted in GDP. C.They are not part of consumption in the domestic economy....
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