Assume that the central bank lowers the discount to increase the nation's monetary base. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a fixed exchange rate system, what happens to the real GDP and current international transactions balance in the context of the Three-Sector-Model? State your answer after the macroeconomic system returns to complete equilibrium
a. Real GDP remains the same and current international transactions balance becomes more negative (or less positive).
b. Real GDP rises and current international transactions balance becomes more negative (or less positive).
c. Real GDP and current international transactions balance remain the same.
d. Real GDP rises and current international transactions balance remains the same.
e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
.C
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A. Domestic income. B. Interest rates. C. Exchange rates. D. Foreign income.
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A. total dollar value of all goods and services produced within the borders of a country using current prices. B. value of final goods and services produced within the borders of a country, corrected for price changes. C. total dollar value of all goods and services consumed within the borders of a country, adjusted for price changes. D. value of all goods and services produced in the world, using current prices.