PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
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Chapter 10, Problem 21SCQ
Explain briefly whether each of the following would be more likely to lead to a higher level of trade for an economy, or a greater imbalance of trade for an economy.
- Living In an especially large country
- Having a domestic investment rate much higher than the domestic savings rate
- Having many other large economies geographically nearby
- Having an especially large budget deficit
- Having countries with a tradition of strong protectionist legislation shutting out imports
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