Effects of Policies on Real Ex--rate 1. Home fiscal policy (expansionary) →S→(S-)↓ → Domestic currency invested abroad↓ Domestic currency appreciates → Nominal ex--rate↑ → Real ex--rate↑(if prices do not change) Domestic goods become more expensive → Exports↓& imports↑
Government Debt Scale of govern. debt Is budget deficit correctly measured? Traditional view of govern. Debt Ricardian equivalence Other possible effects of govern. debt
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