The components of the current account of the balance of payments – trade in goods, trade in services, primary income and secondary income. Calculation of deficits and surpluses on the current account of the balance of payments and its component sections. Causes of current account deficit and surplus. Consequences of current account deficit and surplus: Impact on GDP, employment, inflation and foreign exchange rate. Policies to achieve balance of payments stability: The range of policies available to achieve balance of payments stability and how effective they might be.
Definitions and examples of land, labour, capital and enterprise. Examples of the nature of each factor of production. The influences on the mobility of the various factors. The causes of changes in the quantity and quality of the various factors.