17. Suppose that the Cuban economy is a closed one (ie X = M = 0). In 2016, the US government relaxed travel and trade restrictions with Cuba, allowing Cuba to trade with the US. Cuba starts importing consumption goods and exporting domestic produce to the US but it incurs a trade deficit as it is not as competitive as the US economy. As such, the Cuban economy's AE line__and its slope become . A. does not shift; steeper shifts up; flatter C. shifts down; flatter D. shifts up; steeper E. none of the above

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17. Suppose that the Cuban economy is a closed one (ie X = M = 0). In 2016, the US
government relaxed travel and trade restrictions with Cuba, allowing Cuba to trade with
the US. Cuba starts importing consumption goods and exporting domestic produce to the
US but it incurs a trade deficit as it is not as competitive as the US economy. As such, the
and its slope become
Cuban economy's AE line _
A. does not shift; steeper
shifts up; flatter
C. shifts down; flatter
shifts up; steeper
E. none of the above
Transcribed Image Text:17. Suppose that the Cuban economy is a closed one (ie X = M = 0). In 2016, the US government relaxed travel and trade restrictions with Cuba, allowing Cuba to trade with the US. Cuba starts importing consumption goods and exporting domestic produce to the US but it incurs a trade deficit as it is not as competitive as the US economy. As such, the and its slope become Cuban economy's AE line _ A. does not shift; steeper shifts up; flatter C. shifts down; flatter shifts up; steeper E. none of the above
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