Chapter 10: Q. 9 (page 265)
How does the bottom portion of Figure 10.3, showing the international flow of investments and capital, differ from the upper portion?
Short Answer
Bottom is the investment flow and the top is goods & services exchange.
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Chapter 10: Q. 9 (page 265)
How does the bottom portion of Figure 10.3, showing the international flow of investments and capital, differ from the upper portion?
Bottom is the investment flow and the top is goods & services exchange.
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Explain briefly whether each of the following would be more likely to lead to a higher level of trade for an economy, or a greater imbalance of trade for an economy.
a. Living in an especially large country
b. Having a domestic investment rate much higher than the domestic savings rate
c. Having many other large economies geographically nearby
d. Having an especially large budget deficit
e. Having countries with a tradition of strong protectionist legislation shutting out imports
Table 10.7 provides some hypothetical data on
macroeconomic accounts for three countries represented
by A, B, and C and measured in billions of currency
units. In Table 10.7, private household saving is SH,
tax revenue is T, government spending is G, and
investment spending is I.
| A | B | C | |
| SH | 700 | 500 | 600 |
| T | 00 | 500 | 500 |
| G | 600 | 350 | 650 |
| I | 800 | 400 | 450 |
Table 10.7 Macroeconomic Accounts
a. Calculate the trade balance and the net inflow of
foreign saving for each country.
b. State whether each one has a trade surplus or
deficit (or balanced trade).
c. State whether each is a net lender or borrower
internationally and explain.
What are the main components of the national savings and investment identity?
A government official announces a new policy.
The country wishes to eliminate its trade deficit, but will strongly encourage financial investment from foreign firms. Explain why such a statement is contradictory.
Imagine that the U.S. economy finds itself in the
following situation: a government budget deficit of \(100 billion, total domestic savings of \)1,500 billion, and total domestic physical capital investment of \(1,600 billion. According to the national saving and investment identity, what will be the current account balance? What will be the current account balance if investment rises by
\)50 billion, while the budget deficit and national savings remain the same?
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