a. Suppose that governments around the world begin to engage in expansionary fiscal policy (run large budget deficits) in order to stimulate economic activity in their countries. Use the long-run model of a small open economy to illustrate graphically the impact of this expansionary fiscal policy by foreigners on the U.S. exchange rate and the trade balance. Assume that the country starts from a position of trade balance, i.e, exports equal imports.
Be sure to label:
i the axes
ii. the curves
iii. the initia equilibrium values
iv. the direction the curves shift
v. the new long-run equilibrivm values
b. Based on your graphical analysis, explain the predicted impact of the foreign expansionary fiscal policy on the U.S. exchange rate and the U.S. trade balance.
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