session 9 : The modern fiscal policy dilemma

HEC Montréal

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Discuss why there is significant debate about what U.S. international goals should be.
Explain how a country influences its exchange rate by using monetary or fiscal policy.
Describe an explain the paths through which monetary policy affects exchange rates and the trade balance.
Summarize the reasons why governments try to coordinate their monetary and fiscal policies.
State the potential problem of internationalizing a country’s debt.