The importance of productivity on the current account balance of payments

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Readers Question: Using the data and your own economic knowledge, evaluate the importance of rising productivity in bringing about an improvement in the UK balance of payment on the current account. Productivity is defined as output per worker or output per input. Rising productivity implies that the economy is becoming more competitive and will be …

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Question on Supply Side Reforms and Appreciation

Readers Question: Assess the view that supply-side reforms have enabled the UK economy to be ‘more successful in maintaining growth, despite an appreciation in the value of its currency’ (Extract 1, lines 5-6}. (From Edexcel unit 3) An appreciation in the exchange rate would tend to reduce aggregate demand and lead to lower economic growth. …

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Why Are UK Retail Sales Increasing? (2008)

Readers Question: explain why two sectors of the UK economy are growing faster than other sectors ? According to the Office of National Statistics for March 2008 Retail Sales Volume Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) increased to 140.3 an annual growth rate of 4.7% Manufacturing grew at only 0.9% Services grew at 3.2% latest statistics at ONS …

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Predictions for the Euro 2009

Readers Question: Buying a new property in Montengro 215,000 Euros’s paid 30% at exchange 1.47 to pound August 2007 20% due in 2-3 months. 43 ,000 euros today exchange is bad news approx 1.23 to pound further 30% due around Nov -Dec 2008 20% on completion around April 2009 1.What are your predictions for the …

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Australian Dollar Appreciation

Readers Question: The Aussie dollar has appreciated strongly against the USD in recent times. Discuss the consequences of this rapid appreciation for Australia’s Balance of Payments? The Australian Dollar has appreciated against the US Dollar because Large US current account deficit Australia has benefited from rising commodity prices, commodities which Australia produces a lot of. …

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Canadian Monetary Policy and Inflation

Readers Question: suppose you are the governor of the bank of Canada .. and that inflation has been high and roughly constant for a number of years. you have two policy choices: you can attempt to eliminate the sustained inflation. Outline the issues involved when making this choice. list and explain the costs of ongoing …

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