redshift said:
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Explain how a SUSTAINED INCREASE IN THE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT COULD AFFECT AN ECONOMY
Need some help on this, cheers
Well there is debate as to the extent an economy can be affected I guess.
On the one side, a sustained increase in the CAD could tell investors/whoever that the economy might not be able to sustain this CAD, this is what triggered the Asian Financial Crisis I believe, people pulling out their capital quickly because of high CAD levels or somewhere along those lines.
Though on the other hand, as most of the CAD is contributed by the private sector, it might be seen as normal market operations, and the private sector has put money overseas in hope of returning a higher return or somthing
Didnt explain that very well and not sure if my info is entirely correct
Did this awhile ago.