Ch 27 - Balance of Payments 

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Appreciation
________: as exports increase, demand for the currency increases and the value of the currency increases.
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Reserve assets
________: foreign currencies purchased to be used by the central bank in its monetary policy.
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Expenditure
________ reducing policies: policies aim to reduce the real spending of consumers.
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Current account deficit
________: the country is a net borrower to the rest of the world.
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Capital transfers
________: debt forgiveness, non- life insurance claims and investment grants.
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Components of BOP
________: total current account must balance with total of capital and financial accounts.
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domestic consumption
Lower ________ and investment: currency appreciates, imports will become more affordable compared to domestic products so consumption of domestic products falls.
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Direct investment
investment in physical capital usually undertaken by multinational corporations
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Portfolio investment
purchase of shares and bonds
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Reserve assets
foreign currencies purchased to be used by the central bank in its monetary policy
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Capital transfers
debt forgiveness, non-life insurance claims and investment grants
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Non-financial asset transfers
purchase or use of natural resources that have no been produced
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Current transfers
transfers of money where nothing is received in return
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**Components of BOP**
total current account must balance with total of capital and financial accounts 
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**Balance of payments**
record financial transcripts made between consumers, businesses and the government in one country with others
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Balance of payments
record financial transcripts made between consumers, businesses and the government in one country with others
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Current transfers
transfers of money where nothing is received in return
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Non-financial asset transfers
purchase or use of natural resources that have no been produced
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Portfolio investment
purchase of shares and bonds
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Direct investment
investment in physical capital usually undertaken by multinational corporations
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Current account balance
sum of capital account and financial account balances
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Current account surplus
indicates that the country is a net leader to the rest of the world
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Current account deficit
the country is a net borrower to the rest of the world
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Reduced export competitiveness
currency appreciates, in a floating exchange rate, exports become comparatively more expensive as demand for exports fall
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Lower domestic consumption and investment
currency appreciates, imports will become more affordable compared to domestic products so consumption of domestic products falls
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Expenditure switching policies
devaluing exchange rate, tariffs and policies to reduce inflation
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Expenditure reducing policies
policies aim to reduce the real spending of consumers
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Supply-side policies
to improve the countrys productivity in order to improve its exports competitiveness
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