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What has been the relationship between the four macroeconomic objectives of low employment, low inflation, rapid and sustainable growth and the avoidance of current account balance of payments deficits in the UK over the past 20 years.  

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UNE100C1- Economic principles and applications. Question 1 : What has been the relationship between the four macroeconomic objectives of low employment, low inflation, rapid and sustainable growth and the avoidance of current account balance of payments deficits in the UK and one other country and one other EU country over the past 20 years? To what extent can the relationship be explained in terms of aggregate demand? (50 marks) There are four macroeconomic objectives; low unemployment, low inflation, rapid and sustainable growth and the avoidance of current account balance of payments deficits which are interrelated. They can be explained in the context of aggregate demand in the short run and all vary with the course of the business cycle. In the boom phase, growth is high and unemployment is falling, but inflation is rising and the current account of the balance of payments is moving into deficit. During recession the reverse...

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