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Macroeconomics
Chapter 13 - Theory of Open Economy
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
04/10/2011

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Term
NCO (Net Capital Outflow)
Definition
Foreign assets purchased by Canadians - Domestic assets purchased by foreigners.

Found in the MARKET FOR LOANABLE FUNDS.

NCO = NX

NCO is the Supply Curve on Foreign Currency Exchange (FCE) graphs.
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S = I + NCO
Definition
The amount of money a country saves is equal to the domestic investment and the NCO (NCO has to do with foreign, I with domestic).
Term
Change in world interest rate
Definition
Causes NCO to change on LFM (loanable funds market) graphs, which means it shifts on FCEM (foreign currency exchange market) graps.

Increase in World interest rate crowds out domestic investment, causes dollar to depreciate, and causes net exports to rise.
Term
Government budget deficits and surpluses
Definition
Shifts supply in MLF, which changes the Supply in FCEM.

Budget deficit causes dollar to depreciate and NX to rise.
Term
Trade Policy
Definition
Import quotas increase the demand for dollars.
Term
Capital Flight
Definition
Large and sudden reduction in demand for assets in a country.
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