n the ruins of an ancient Mesopotamian civilization, Dr. Jones has found what appears to be a partially intact government records about economic activity in the kingdom. From the recovered tablets, he learned that GDP was 12 billion, private consumption was  9.5 billion, transfers to poor were 1.5 billion, private investments were at 2.1 billion, government purchased goods and services in the amount of 1.7 billion and collect 3 million in taxes. Assuming the data are correct, what can you say about (a) net exports, (b) private savings, and (c) public savings. What do the numbers in (a), (b), and (c) mean?

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In the ruins of an ancient Mesopotamian civilization, Dr. Jones has found what appears to be a partially intact government records about economic activity in the kingdom. From the recovered tablets, he learned that GDP was 12 billion, private consumption was  9.5 billion,
transfers to poor were 1.5 billion, private investments were at 2.1 billion, government purchased goods and services in the amount of 1.7 billion and collect 3 million in taxes. Assuming the data are correct, what can you say about
(a) net exports, (b) private savings, and (c) public savings. What do the numbers in (a), (b), and (c) mean?

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