Saudi Electronic University Global Economics Case Questions

Select a country of your choice (other than Saudi Arabia) and observe the last balance of payments issued by that country.

Does the country run a current account deficit or surplus?

What are the driving factors for the deficit or surplus? 

What policies should the government implement to improve the external position of the country?

Directions:

• Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly peer reviewed reference in supporting your answer unless the discussion calls for more. 
• Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references.

Ibarra, R. & Tellez-Leon, I. (2020). Are all types of capital flows driven by the same factors? Evidence from Mexico. Empirical Economics, 59(1), 461-502. Retrieved fromSelect a country of your choice (other than Saudi Arabia) and observe the last balance of payments issued by that country.

Does the country run a current account deficit or surplus?

What are the driving factors for the deficit or surplus? 

What policies should the government implement to improve the external position of the country?

Directions:

• Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly peer reviewed reference in supporting your answer unless the discussion calls for more.
•  Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Digital Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references.

Ibarra, R. & Tellez-Leon, I. (2020). Are all types of capital flows driven by the same factors? Evidence from Mexico. Empirical Economics, 59(1), 461-502. Retrieved from