Brief Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 3CQQ
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The impact of cutting government spending to reduce deficit on interest rate, capital, and real exchange rate.
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If there is a decrease in the desire of foreigners to purchase goods and services from the United States and a lower desire to invest in U.S. banks and businesses, then how would this affect the U.S. foreign exchange market?
A. The equilibrium quantity of foreign currency would decrease and the U.S. dollar would depreciate.
B. The equilibrium quantity of foreign currency would decrease and the U.S. dollar would appreciate.
C. The equilibrium quantity of foreign currency would increase and the U.S. dollar would depreciate.
D. The equilibrium quantity of foreign currency would increase and the U.S. dollar would appreciate.
If domestic interest rate is higher than foreign countries interest rates, then there will be _____________ ."A) a capital outflow and supply of domestic currency will increase. B)a capital outflow and demand for domestic currency will increase.C) a capital inflow and demand for domestic currency will increase.D) a capital inflow and demand for domestic currency will fall.
A net exports deficit will become a surplus if _______.
A.
the country appreciates its currency
B.
the government budget deficit is turned into a surplus and the private sector has a surplus
C.
private saving and government saving exceed private investment
D.
the private sector surplus adjusts to equal the government sector deficit
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