November 16 2020 | Modern Money Theory: Week 2 | Back Next |
Answer: government's balance is 10; private sector's balance is -12; foreign sector's balance is 2
Domestic Government Private Foreign
\ / \ / \ / \ / Spend: 90 \ / Import: 5 \ / \ $ 10 / ---------> \ $ -12 / ---------> \ $ 2 / \ / Tax: 100 \ / Export: 3 \ / \ / <--------- \ / <--------- \ / \__________/ \__________/ \__________/
$ 10 + $ -12 + $ 2 ≡ 0
The sector balances sum to 0
Government sector has run a surplus, but domestic private sector now runs steep deficit
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