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Fiscal and Monetary Policies in Open Economies

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Closed vs. open economy effects

Expansionary fiscal policy in an open economy

The complete chain

Contractionary fiscal policy in an open economy

Expansionary monetary policy in an open economy

The complete chain

Contractionary monetary policy in an open economy

Summary: policy effectiveness

Why the difference?

Worked example: recession in an open economy

Twin deficits revisited

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