In: Economics
In many third world countries, foreign investors are concerned about whether the country’s government and firms will repay their debts. As a result, foreign purchases of domestic assets depend not just on the domestic interest rate (r) but also on the government’s budget deficit (G − T). Specifically, a higher budget deficit reduces foreign purchases of domestic assets. Suppose the government in such an economy reduces government purchases . Assume that exchange rates are floating.
a. What happens to output, consumption and investment?
b. Can you tell what happens to the net capital outflow, net exports and exchange rate?