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问题如下:
In order to reduce trade deficit in a country, a feasible way is
选项:
A.Increasing its capital account surplus.
B.Decreasing expenditures relative to income.
C.Decreasing domestic saving relative to domestic investment.
解释:
B is correct.
In a country, decreasing a capital account surplus will improve a country trade deficit, which means domestic savings increase relative to domestic investment. Domestic savings increase means decreasing expenditures relative to income. A large capital account surplus (an increase in net foreign borrowing) and a greater trade deficit is consistent with decreasing domestic saving relative to domestic investment.
考点:The Trade Balance
解释:在一个国家,减少资本账户盈余将改善该国的贸易赤字,这意味着国内储蓄相对于国内投资有所增加。所以A错误,B正确。
而国内储蓄的增加意味着支出相对于收入的减少。所以C错误。
巨额资本账户盈余(净外国借款的增加)和更大的贸易逆差,与国内储蓄相对于国内投资的减少是一致的。
老师好,我有两个疑问:
- 原版书第451页写着A trade deficit must be exactly matched by an offsetting captial account surplus. 根据这句话,为什么不能选A?如果贸易赤字和captial account是此消彼长的关系,那么“要减少贸易赤字就要增加capital surplus" 有什么错?
- 这题该用哪个公式去想比较正确?X-M=(S-I)+(T-G),还是X-M=Y-(C+I+G)?我分不清这两条公式分别适用的场景。