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Economics- Edexcel 4.1.7

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what makes up the current account?   show
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trade balance in goods   show
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trade balance in services   show
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show measures profits, interest and dividends from investments in other countries, includes net remittance flows from migrant workers living and working overseas  
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net primary income from overseas assets definition   show
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net secondary income examples   show
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show the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents  
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capital account main items   show
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capital account definition   show
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financial account   show
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show net balance of FDI, net balance of portfolio investment flows, balance of banking flows, changes to the value of reserves of gold and foreign currency held by a national government  
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FDI   show
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show positive for UK financial account  
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FDI flows outwards   show
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portfolio investment flows   show
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current account deficit   show
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show a financial account surplus  
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show debtor countries  
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show poor price and non-price competitiveness/strong exchange rates/recession/volatile global prices/strong domestic economic growth  
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structural causes of a current account deficit focussing on longer-term causes include   show
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main consequences of a country running a large current account deficit   show
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show a large-scale exodus of financial assets and capital from a nation due to events such as political or economic instability, currency devaluation or the imposition of capital controls  
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show there is a net injection of income into a country’s circular flow  
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surplus nations   show
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surplus leads to   show
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show surplus of savings over investment/positive gap between exports and imports/ high world prices for exports of commodities/strong net secondary and primary incomes/financial account deficit/stronger exchange rate  
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measures to reduce a country’s imbalance on the current account   show
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show policies designed to change the relative prices of exports and imports, e.g. exchange rate depreciation or import tariffs  
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show policies designed to lower real incomes and AD and cuts spending on imports, e.g. higher direct taxes, cuts in government spending or an increase in interest rates  
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show current account deficit leads to an outflow of currency causing an exchange rate depreciation(exports are more competitive), but depends on J Curve effect and Marshall-Lerner condition  
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show a currency depreciation may not improve the current account because of price inelastic for imports and exports in the short term, earnings from exports are less than higher spending on imports leading to a worsening balance of trade  
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show contracts for imported goods are already signed and it takes time for export businesses to increase their export volumes following a fall in prices  
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Marshall-Lerner condition   show
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global trade imbalances   show
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show run up large external debts/reliant on foreign capital/switch towards protectionist policies/fall in relative living standards if slows GDP  
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trade surplus countries   show
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