Balance of Payments (BOP)

Trading with the rest of the world? Credits vs. debits? What's the difference between the Current Account, the Capital Account and the Financial Account? What happens when there is a Current Account deficit and a surplus? How should such Current Account imbalances be corrected? Find out about the Marshall-Lerner condition and the J-curve effect when you download the presentation on BOP... 

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