105. What is the foreign repercussion effect?
It refers to a situation in which a change in one nation’s macroeconomic variables relative to
another nation will induce a chain reaction in both nations’ economies. The consequence is
that a rise in income of a nation with a balance-of-payments surplus and the fall in income of
the nation with a balance-of-payments deficit are dampened.
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106. Explain David Hume’s theory of automatic adjustment for balance of payments disequilibria.
David Hume’s theory provided an explanation of the automatic adjustment process that
occurred under the gold standard. Starting from a condition of payments balance, any surplus
or deficit would automatically be eliminated by changes in domestic price levels. Nations
with a payments surplus would experience inflation; this would lead to a loss of
competitiveness, a decrease in net exports, and a fall in the surplus. The opposite applies to
nations with a payments deficit.
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107. Is the monetary approach to the balance-of-payments part of the traditional adjustment theories?
The monetary approach to the balance of payments is presented as an alternative, rather than a
supplement to traditional adjustment theories. It maintains that, over the long run, payments
disequilibria are rooted in the relationship between the demand for and the supply of money.
Adjustment in the balance of payments is viewed as an automatic process.