7. The chief economic advisor of a small open economy made the following announcement: We have good...

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7. The chief economic advisor of a small open economy made the following announcement: “We have good news and bad news: The good news is that we have just had a temporary beneficial productivity shock that will increase output; the bad news is that the increase in output and income will lead domestic consumers to buy more imported goods, and our cur rent account balance will fall.” Analyze this state ment, taking as given that a beneficial productivity shock has indeed occurred.

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9781292446127

11th Edition

Authors: Andrew B. Abel, Ben S. Bernanke, Dean Croushore

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