Consider a large open economy that has a zero current account balance

What are the effects on the world real interest rate, national saving, investment, and the current account balance in equilibrium if (a) future income rises? (b) business taxes decline? (c) government purchases decline? (d) the future marginal product of capital declines?


(a) rw rises, S falls, I falls, CA falls.
(b) rw rises, S rises, I rises, CA falls.
(c) rw falls, S rises, I rises, CA rises.
(d) rw falls, S falls, I falls, CA rises.

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