Potential GDP is an estimate of the economy’s ability to produce goods and services if the

If people specialize in producing those goods for which they possess a comparative advantage, then the economy as a whole can produce a greater quantity of goods

a. True b. False

Assume that the government increases spending and finances the expenditures by borrowing in the domestic capital markets. If the nation has low mobility international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the GDP Price Index and current international transactions in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?

a. The GDP Price Index falls, and current international transactions become more negative (or less positive). b. The GDP Price Index rises, and current international transactions become more negative (or less positive). c. The GDP Price Index and current international transactions remain the same. d. The GDP Price Index rises, and current international transactions remains the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.