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An open economy whose national saving (S) exceeds its investment (I) experiences a trade surplus. True or False?
In open economy equilibrium point following holds.
S = I + NX
Where 'S' is the national saving
'I' is the investment
'NX' is net export.
S = I + NX
NX = S - I
If Saving (S) exceeds Investment (I), then S-I would be positive.
It means NX (Net export ) is positive.
Positive net export implies trade surplus (because export is higher than import if net export is positive)
Answer: TRUE