1. Is the budget deficit of a country linked to its current account balance? If so, how so? If not, why not? Explain how it is possible for the United States’ current account deficit to grow while the budget deficit has disappeared. Hint: There’s an equation that will help answer this question.
2. When looking at a nation’s financial account, is it possible to determine the total amount of official reserves available to that nation? If so, explain why. If not, explain why not
3. What can you say about the sign of the financial account if the government budget is balanced, and S is greater than I? Why?