Suppose that South Pangean debt is $100 million and the interest rate it pays on that debt is 4 percent. That means its interest payments must be

Is rising national debt is harmful to the U.S economy?

How will the debt held by the public for the bottom line of  $17.7 affect our economy?

'In the United States, how can we improve the funding resources of the state and local governments without increasing our national debt?

Suppose that the government of Smallville spends $2 trillion in 2020 and receives tax revenues of $1.5 trillion in that same year. Which of the following is TRUE? Smallville has a trade surplus of $0.5 trillion. Smallville has a trade deficit of $0.5 trillion. Smallville has a budget surplus of $0.5 trillion. Smallville has a budget deficit of $0.5 trillion. t

Now suppose that the gross national debt initially is equal to $2.5 trillion and the federal government then runs a deficit of $100 billion. What is the new level of gross national debt? If 100 percent of this deficit is financed by the sale of securities to the public, what happens to the level of debt held by the public? What happens to the level of gross deb

argues on the intervention of fiscal policy as an instrument to promote growth, sustainability and economic stability of a country. (Provide a detailed example).

What is Sovereign debt?             Why do countries issue sovereign debt in foreign currency?                     Can you look up the current share of Argentina’s total external debt that’s denominated in foreign currency?               What does it mean for a country to default on its sovereign debt? (i.e. explain what default means)             How do countries usually get out of a sovereign debt crisis?                 After a country goes through a sovereign debt crisis, does it gets excluded from international capital markets? (i.e. no one would buy sovereign debts issued by that country anymore) If it does not, what is the consequence that the country suffer as a result of the sovereign debt crisis?

Explain how each of the following will affect the net public debt, other things being equal.  Previously, the government operated with a balanced budget, but recently there has been a sudden increase in federal tax collections. The government had been operating with a very small annual budget deficit until three hurricanes hit the Atlantic Coast, and now government spending has risen substantially. c. The Government National Mortgage Association, a federal government agency that purchases certain types of home mortgages, buys U.S. Treasury bonds from another government agency.