Quiz #539 answers
- 1. For nations enjoying strong terms of trade (and external surplus), it is sensible for the government to run fiscal surpluses and accumulate them in a sovereign fund to create more space for non-inflationary spending in the future.
Answer: False
- 2. A sovereign national government, that is, one that issues its own floating currency faces no solvency risk with respect to the debt it issues.
Answer: False
- 3. It would be impossible for a central bank to directly purchase treasury debt to facilitate the national government's fiscal deficit while still targeting a positive short-term policy rate.
Answer: False