Discuss the importance of the balance of payments as an accounting measure.
Discuss the current account and its components and the capital and financial accounts and their components.
How important is the U.S. deficit in traded goods in regard to the balance of payments?
Here are some relevant articles to help you with this assignment:
The Changing Nature of the U.S. Balance of Payments
Balance of Payments
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References
Hellerstein, R., & Tille, C. (2008, June). The changing nature of the U.S. balance of payments. Current Issues in Economics and Finance, 14(4). Federal Reserve Bank of New York. https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/current_issues/ci14-4.pdf
Stein, H. (2008). Balance of payments. The Library of Economics and Liberty. http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/BalanceofPayments.html