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wenmo

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Consider how the United States balance of payments accounts are affected when U.S. banks forgive two billion in debt owed to them by the government of Argentina.
 
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Define risk aversion and give an example of a risk-averse person?
 
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Answer to Question 1

In this case, the United States makes a two billion dollars capital transfer to Argentina, which should appear as a negative two billions entry in the capital account. The associated credit is in the financial account, in the form of a two billion dollars reduction in U.S. assets held abroad, i.e., a net asset export, and therefore a positive balance of payments entry.

Answer to Question 2

Risk aversion is a characteristic of a person that dislikes risk. An example of this is someone who takes out rental or home insurance to reduce the risk of some kind of catastrophe from happening.





 

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