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GNP definition

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Value of all final G&S produces by a nation’s factor of production in a given time period

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TorF : GNP measures the value of final goods/services

regardless of where in the world the production process is taking place

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T

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are goods produced by a canadian firm that produces in canada counted in GNP

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yes

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are goods produced by a canadian firm that produces in italy counted in GNP

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yes

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5
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are goods produced by an italian firm that produces in canada counted in GNP

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no

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6
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how is GNP calculated?

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by adding expenditures on final G&S:

  • consumption
  • investment
  • gvnt purchases
  • current account
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7
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how is the current account calculated?

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CA= net exports + net income from abroad + net unilateral transfers

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8
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what is the GNP mathematical equation?

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Y = C + I + G + CA

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9
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what are the components of the current account?

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  • net exports
  • net income from abroad
  • net unilateral transfers
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10
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what is the net income from abroad?

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interest and dividend payments on international assets, earning of firms and worker operating in foreign countries

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what is the net unilateral transfers?

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remittances, donations, aids, pensions from abroad

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12
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is the net unilateral transfers small or large in developed countries?

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small

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13
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what is the national income identity for a closed economy?

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Y = C + I + G

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what is the national income identity for a open economy?

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Y = C + I + G + CA

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what does CA represent in the national income identity for a open economy

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it is the net expenditure by foreign individuals and institutions

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what does C + I + G represent in the national income identity for a open economy

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it is the net expenditure by domestic individuals and institutions

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17
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what does it mean when CA<0

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  • Y < C + I + G (production is less than domestic expenditures)
  • IM > EX
  • Canada is borrowing from abroad to finance part of domestic expenditures
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what does it mean when CA>0

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  • Y > C + I + G (production is more than domestic expenditures)
  • IM < EX
  • Canada is lending to foreigners
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what is the definition of GDP

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value of all final goods and services that are produced within a country in a given time period

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20
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what is the difference between GDP and GNP

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GNP = C+I+G+CA
GDP = C+I+G+NX
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21
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how can we calculate GDP with GNP?

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GDP = GNP - net income from abroad - net unilateral transfers

22
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shoes made in a nike plant in korea are recorded in GDP or GNP or both?

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  • recorded in US GNP

- not recorded in US GDP

23
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toyota plant in Kentucky are recorded in GDP or GNP or both?

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  • not recorded in US GNP

- recorded in US GDP

24
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Ford car produced in Detroit and sold in France are recorded in GDP or GNP or both?

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  • recorded in both GNP and GDP
25
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what is national saving (S)?

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it is national income (Y) that is not spent on private consumption (C) or gvnmt consumption (G)

26
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what is the national saving identity?

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S = Y - C - G
or
S = I + CA

27
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what is the CA identity?

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CA = S - I

28
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when there is a CA surplus (CA>0), it means that national saving…

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is greater than investment (S>I)

29
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when there is a CA deficit (CA<0), it means that national saving…

A

is lower than investment (S

30
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national saving can be decomposed in …

A

private saving (Sp) and government saving (Sg)

31
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what is private saving?

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the part of disposable income (national income minus taxes) that is saved rather than consumed

32
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what is the private saving identity?

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Sp = Y - T - C
or
Sp = I + CA - (T - G)

33
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what is government saving?

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tax revenue minus government purchases

34
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what is the gvnmt saving identity?

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Sg = T - G

35
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what happens when T

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tax revenue does not cover gvnmt expenditures, the gvnmt issues debt to finance the deficit

36
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what are the 3 forms that a country’s saving can take?

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  • investment in domestic capital (I)
  • purchases of foreign assets (CA)
  • purchases of domestic gvnmt debt (issued to finance T>G)
37
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what does the BoP accounts record?

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it records both the flows of G&S and flows of financial assets across countries

38
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what are the 3 types of international transactions that the BoP records

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  • current account (CA)
  • financial account (FA)
  • capital account (KA)
39
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what is the current account?

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CA: flows of G&S (IM & EX), interest and dividend payments, unilateral transfers

40
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what is the financial account?

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flows of financial assets

41
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what is the capital account?

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flows of special categories of assets (capital): typically nonmarket, non-produces or intangible assets like debt forgiveness, copyrights and trademarks

42
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is the capital account small or large in developed countries?

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small

43
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what is the financial account identity?

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sales of domestic assets to foreigners - purchases of foreign assets by domestic citizens

44
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FA: are sales of domestic assets to foreigners a financial inflow or outflow (credit or debit)?

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it is a financial inflow = credit (+)

because the domestic economy acquires money during the transaction

45
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FA: are purchases of foreign assets by domestic citizens a financial inflow or outflow (credit or debit)?

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it is a financial outflow = debit (-)

because the domestic economy gives up money during the transaction

46
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what are the 3 main subcategories of the FA?

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  • official (international) reserve assets
  • all other assets
  • statistical discrepancy
47
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what is the official (international) reserve assets?

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foreign assets held by central banks: foreign gvnmt bonds, foreign currency, gold

48
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what is the key principle of BoP accounting?

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each international transaction involves 2 parties: once as a credit (+) and once as a debit (-)

49
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due to the double entry of each transaction, the BoP accounts will balance by the following equation:

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CA + FA + KA = 0

50
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how does the BoP records a canadian purchase of a Fiat from Italy paying 30K CAD dollars?

A

CAD CA = -30K

CAD FA = +30K because foreigners are acquiring a CAD asset (CAD dollars)

51
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how does the BoP records a canadian buying apple shares for 10K US dollars?

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CAD FA = - 10k since canadian acquires foreign asset

CAD FA = + 10k since foreigners acquire a CAD asset (CAD dollars needed to get US dollars)

52
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how does the BoP records the CAD bank forgiving a 50M debt owed by the gvnmt of Argentina?

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CAD FA = +50M since foreigners are acquiring a CAD asset (CAD dollars)
CAD KA = -50M since there is a transfer to Argentina