stephanie.schmittgrohe@columbia.edu. 3 Columbia University. E-mail: martin.uribe@columbia.edu. ii Contents 1 Global Imbalances 1.1 Balance-of-Payments Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 The Current Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 5 1.3 The Current Account and the Net International Investment Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.4 Valuation Changes and the Net International Investment Position . . . . . . . . . . .
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Econ 412 December 18th, 2014 The US and its Current Account Deficit America's current account deficit has been fluctuating over the past 20 years. From 1991 it rose to a record high of about 6% of GDP in 2006 and it began to fall a year later to finally reach a level of 3% of GDP in 20091. Capital inflows finance the current account deficit. Economists are wondering if such large inflows are sustainable. According to economic theory, a current account deficit is not necessarily harmful as
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Deliverables Company Selection – Week 1 Course Project Horizontal Analysis – Week 2 Course Project Vertical Analysis – Week 3 Course Project Final Ratio Analysis – Week 4 General Expectations for Your Final Course Project Submission – Week 7 Citation Help |Deliverables | | Course Project Company Selection Please post your chosen companies for comparison for my approval
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Monetary Policy Statement (July‐December 2012: H1FY13) Executive Summary This issue of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) half yearly Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) outlines the monetary policy stance that BB will pursue in H1 FY13 (July‐December 2012), based on an assessment of global and domestic macro‐economic conditions and outlook. BB’s monetary policy has two major objectives: (i) maintaining inflation at moderate levels and (ii) supporting inclusive growth objectives of
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Liquidity ratios Liquidity ratios measure the ability of a company to repay its short-term debts and meet unexpected cash needs. Current ratio. The current ratio is also called the working capital ratio, as working capital is the difference between current assets and current liabilities. This ratio measures the ability of a company to pay its current obligations using current assets. The current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities.
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cent compared to a growth of 5.2 per cent in 2013 • The Agricultural sector recorded mixed performance mainly attributable to erratic rains with some regions experiencing depressed rainfall. • The value of marketed agricultural production at current prices declined marginally from KSh 334.8 billion in 2013 to 333.2 billion in 2014. 6 Key Crops Production Commodity 2013 2014 % change 432.4 445.1 2.9 39.8 49.5 24.4 213.8 220.2 3.0 Maize (Million bags)
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CHAPTER 9 Accounting for Receivables ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Brief Exercises 1 A Problems B Problems Study Objectives 1. Identify the different types of receivables. Explain how companies recognize accounts receivable. Distinguish between the methods and bases companies use to value accounts receivable. Describe the entries to record the disposition of accounts receivable. Compute the maturity date of and interest on notes receivable. Explain how companies recognize notes receivable
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CHAPTER 9 Accounting for Receivables ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Brief Exercises 1 A Problems B Problems Study Objectives 1. Identify the different types of receivables. Explain how companies recognize accounts receivable. Distinguish between the methods and bases companies use to value accounts receivable. Describe the entries to record the disposition of accounts receivable. Compute the maturity date of and interest on notes receivable. Explain how companies recognize notes receivable
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International Business Management Program – Petra Christian University 2012 / 2013 Executive Summary Indonesia is known as one of the developing countries in South East ASEAN. Although Indonesia is still a developing country, it has also known as the largest economy in Southeast Asia and also a member of the G-20 major economies. At World Economic Forum on East Asia, Indonesia president said Indonesia will be in the top ten countries with the strongest economy within the next decade. In fact
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investment rather than increased saving. It is noteworthy that the economic trade between the two countries has become even more unbalanced than in the years before the recession, and the bilateral deficit now accounts for two-thirds of the U.S. global current account deficit. The concluding section argues that further reduction in the trade deficit through the expansion of U.S. exporting capabilities is critical to its future performance. The section discusses policy changes that would slow the process
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