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1051H Chapter 32
Gregory Mankiw Textbook Definitions. Jeffrey Milyo's Class
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
11/05/2008

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national saving (S) =
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domestic investment (I) + net capital outflow (NCO) (net capital outflow aka net exports NX)
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at equilibrium interest rate
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the amount that people want to save exactly balances the desired quantities of domestic investment and net capital outflow
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in an open economy
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government budget deficits raise real interest rates, crowd out domestic investment, cause the currency to appreciate, and push the trade balance toward deficit
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trade policy
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a government policy that directly influences the quantity of goods and services that a country imports or exports
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capital flight
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a large and sudden reduction in the demand for assets located in a country
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trade policies do not affect the
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trade balance
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capital flight from Mexico increases Mexican interest rates and
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decreases the value of the Mexican peso in the market for foreign-currency exchange
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