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Which of the following affects a country's net international investment position?
real interest rates paid on foreign assets |
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real interest rates paid on domestic assets |
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government policies that affect foreign ownership of domestic assets |
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All of these |
Question:
Which of the following affects a country's net international investment position?
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In open economy macroeconomics, the outflow and inflow of capital and investments primarily depends on the interest rates prevailing in different countries.
More specifically, the interest rate differential is important. Capital always flows to the country with higher interest rates, from countries with lower interest rates.
Further, other factors may include government policies, political situations, civil unrest and so on. For example, if the government of country A prohibits investments in country B, that will significantly affect overall investments.
Therefore in the given question, all the given choices are correct.
Correct answer) All of these