An Improvement in a Country's Balance of Payments Means a Decrease

question 25

Multiple Choice

An improvement in a country's balance of payments means a decrease in its balance of payments deficit, or an increase in its surplus. In fact we know that a surplus in a balance of payments

• A) is always beneficial.
• B) is usually beneficial.
• C) is never harmful.
• D) is sometimes harmful.
• E) is always harmful.

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