Macroeconomics (Fourth Edition)
Macroeconomics (Fourth Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780393603767
Author: Charles I. Jones
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 18, Problem 1RQ
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The current budget balance and debt-GDP ratio and check whether the current fiscal situation is a problem or not.

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The current budget of Country U is a deficit budget and the deficit as on 2018 was around $779 million. The debt-GDP ratio is used for comparing the debt and GDP of a country, which reflects the ability of a government to pay back the debt without any restriction in economic growth. In 2018, the debt-GDP ratio is 106 percent. Most of the economists will not find the debt-GDP ratio of Country U as a serious problem. However, if the future primary debt is added to this, debt will adversely affect in the long term.

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