Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9780134896441
Author: ABEL, Andrew B., BERNANKE, Ben, CROUSHORE, Dean Darrell
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For each of the following transactions that may by themselves change the sum of the Canadian current account balance, CA, and the Canadian capilal
account balance, KA, give an example of an offsetting transaction that would leave CA + KA unchanged.
a. The Canadian government sells military equipment to a foreign govenment. An example of an offsetting transaction is:
O A. Kuwait pays for the services of a Canadian team of oil fire fighters, which is a positive entry in the current account.
O B. Canadian citizens buy cars from the foreign country, which is a negative entry in the current account.
O C. A foreign bank buys Canadian government bonds, which is a negative entry in the capital account.
O D. No transaction needed.
Would each of the following transactions be includedin U.S. net exports or in U.S. net capital outflow?Indicate whether it would represent an increase or adecrease in that variable.a. An American buys a Sony TV.b. An American buys a share of Sony stock.c. The Sony pension fund buys a bond from theU.S. Treasury.d. A worker at a Sony plant in Japan buys someGeorgia peaches from an American farmer.
Suppose you know that exports for a nation are $24 billion and imports are $25 billion,
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