Define Countertrade and Explain Its Impact on a Nation's Economy

question 157

Essay

Define countertrade and explain its impact on a nation's economy.

Recognize the connection between net capital outflow and the supply of dollars in the foreign-currency exchange market.

Analyze the effects of changes in national saving, government deficits, and real interest rates on the open-economy macroeconomic model.

Examine the impact of international trade and trade restrictions on net exports, the real exchange rate, and the demand for dollars in the foreign-currency exchange market.

Distinguish between various factors that shift the demand and supply curves in the markets for loanable funds and foreign-currency exchange.