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Macroeconomics, 9th Canadian Edition
Macroeconomics, 9/e
Campbell R. McConnell, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Stanley L. Brue, Pacific Lutheran University
Thomas P. Barbiero, Ryerson University
Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments

Internet Application Questions



1

Go to: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/Economy/Economic/econ01b.htm and answer the following questions:
  1. See also page 434 in the text. In the Statistics Canada Balance of Payments, go to the Current Account. Where are merchandise exports and imports in this account? What is the balance of (merchandise) trade?
  2. Explain briefly how the following transactions would affect the capital account in the Balance of Payments: (i) A Canadian investor purchases Japanese stocks and (ii) A Japanese investor purchases Canadian Savings Bonds
  3. What relationship exists between the Current Account balance, the total Capital and Financial Accounts, net flow, and the Statistical Discrepancy?

 




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