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The Balance of Payments: Further Exploration
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In the AD equation, what does the term (X - M) represent?

Net exports

How do exports affect the circular flow of income?

Injection of spending

When does export demand become inflationary rather than reflationary?

At full employment

When does a current account surplus occur?

When X > M

Which three factors mainly influence a country's current account balance?

Productivity, inflation, exchange rate

What are the '3 Ds' policies for reducing a current account deficit?

Deflation, direct controls, devaluation

What type of policy is deflation when reducing a current account deficit?

Expenditure-reducing

What does the Marshall-Lerner condition require for successful devaluation?

Export + import elasticities > 1

What is the J-curve effect following devaluation?

Deficit worsens then improves

Why can large current account surpluses be problematic globally?

One country's surplus is another's deficit

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