9. Consider savings-investment diagrams assuming that there are two countries in the world, A and B. Initially, both countries are identical, i.e., they have the same supply of savings and demand for investment. Therefore, even as open economies, they both have balanced current accounts, i.e., neither has a deficit or surplus. Now assume that in country A, the government increases the budget deficit, shifting the supply of savings to the left. If all other curves (A s investment demand, B s savings supply, B s investment demand) stay the same, what will the effect of the increase in A's budget deficit?

9. Consider savings-investment diagrams assuming that there are two countries in the world, A and B. Initially, both countries are identical, i.e., they have the same supply of savings and demand for investment. Therefore, even as open economies, they both have balanced current accounts, i.e., neither has a deficit or surplus. Now assume that in country A, the government increases the budget deficit, shifting the supply of savings to the left. If all other curves (A s investment demand, B s savings supply, B s investment demand) stay the same, what will the effect of the increase in A's budget deficit?

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