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2. Complete the following table by writing the five conditions that must hold in
each of the columns showing the outcomes that an open economy can
experience: (8 points)
3. When a country runs a trade deficit, policy makers must confront the
question of whether it represents a national problem. Briefly explain when a
trade a deficit might represent a problem and when it might not. (7 points)
4. Use the model of the small open economy to predict what would happen to
the trade balance, the real exchange rate, and the nominal exchange rate in
response to each of the following events:
5. In the Solow model, how does the saving rate affect the steady-state level of
income? How does it affect the steady-state rate of growth? Explain using
graph(s). (5 points)
6. In the Solow model, how does the rate of population growth affect the
steady-state level of income? How does it affect the steady-state rate of
growth? Explain using graph(s). (5 points)
7. In the Solow model with technological progress, the production function may
be written as Y=F(K, LxE), where E reflects the efficiency of labor and is used
to model technological progress in the Solow model.