Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Economics Unit 4
Reasons for Current Account Deficit

- Overvalued exchange rates

- Declining competitiveness
- Fast economic growth
- Low savings ratio
- Capital inflows

Problems of Current Account Deficit

1 Potentially unsustainable
2 Foreign claim on UK assets
3 Depreciation
4 Reflection on economic weakness

Current Account Deficit Is Not Necessarily A Problem

1 Finance Investment
2 Inward Investment can be beneficial for economy
3 Floating exchange rate will restore balance
4 Size of deficit