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Econ 201 ch. 18
econ 201 midterm 2
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
11/12/2009

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Term
Net exports
Definition
value of country's exports - value of country's imports
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Trade Balance
Definition
net exports
Term
Trade surplus
Definition
an excess of exports over imports
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Trade deficit
Definition
when a country's exports are less than imports
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Balanced Trade
Definition
when a country's eports equals its exports
Term
Factors that influence exports, imports and net exports
Definition

1. The tastes of consumers for domestic and foreign goods

2.The price of goods at home and abroad

3.the exchange rates at which people can use domestic currency to buy foreign currencies

4. the incomes of consumers at home and abroad

5. the cost of transporting goods from country to country

6. Government policies toward international trade

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Reserve ratio
Definition
the percentage of deposits a bank chooses to hold as reserves.
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Money multiplier
Definition
1 / reserve ratio
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Benefits from Free trade
Definition

1. Consume more than we are able to produce

2. Specialization

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Q: If Canada has a recession what would happen to our Net Exports
Definition

Our net Exports will decrease because exports decrease

 

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Q: If people in America buy all american goods what happens to net exports
Definition
Net exports will increase because imports decrease
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Q: If Mexican goods rise faster than prices in the U.S.

 

 

Definition
A: Net exports increase because exports increase and imports decrease.
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Net Capital outflow
Definition
Purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents - purchase of domestic assets by foreigners
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Assets
Definition
Something that holds their value well.
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If purchases of foreign assets by domestic residents is greater than purchase of domestic assets by foreigners
Definition

capital is flowing out of the country

Vice versa

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Factors that influence NCO
Definition

1. Percieved risk, political risk

2. Real return on foreign assets

3. real return on domestic assets

4. Gov't policies that affect foreign ownership

Term

Savings equation

 

Definition

Savings = domestic investments + Net Capital outflow

 

NCO = NX

 S = I + NX

S = I + NCO

Term
What can you use your dollar for
Definition

Finance accumulation of domestic capital

 

or

 

Finance the purchase of foreign capital

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If S > I
Definition
NCO is + and excess of loanable funds that flow abroad in the form of positive net capital
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If S < I
Definition
NCO is - and foreigners are financing some of our country's investments
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