MANKIW: PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
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Chapter 18, Problem 2CQQ
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Exchange rate between Paris and New York.
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In a small open economy, if domestic investment equals $70 billion, domestic private saving equals $40 billion, and government saving equals $30 billion, then the trade balance is:
a. -$30 billion
b. $0 billion
c. $30 billion
d. $40 billion
Suppose that national saving is $1456 billion, investment is $1945 billion, and private saving is $1590 billion. How
much is the current account balance?
A. $221 billion.
B. - $221 billion.
C. $489 billion.
D. - $489 billion.
The value of net exports equals the value of
A. national saving – domestic investment.
B. national saving – net capital outflow.
C. public saving.
D. national saving.
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