Reducing a Current Account Deficit Requires a Country to

question 114

Multiple Choice

Reducing a current account deficit requires a country to

• A) increase the government's deficit and increase private investment relative to saving.
• B) increase the government's deficit and decrease private investment relative to saving.
• C) decrease the government's deficit and increase private investment relative to saving.
• D) decrease the government's deficit and decrease private investment relative to saving.

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