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rachel9

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Suppose you are offered a gamble in which you win 1,000 1/3 half the time but lose 800 2/3 half the time. If you are risk lover will you take the gamble? What will your expected payoff be?
 
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Using an equation, explain why governments prefer to avoid excessive current account surpluses?
 
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akpaschal

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Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The expected payoff would be:
1/3 (+1,000 ) + 2/3 (-800 ) = -200.
From this calculation, we know that risk-neutral individuals would not take the gamble, but it is not clear what a risk-loving individual would do.

Answer to Question 2

This follows from the national income identity, S = CA + I, which says that total domestic savings, S, is divided between foreign asset accumulation, CA, and domestic investment, I.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
Excellent

sultana.d

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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