New Reading Resource: What Is the Balance of Payments?

The balance of payments is a summary of all the financial transactions between two countries and can account for much more than just the exchange of goods and services through trade.  This reading easily identifies when other financial transactions are made how that affects a nation’s economy.  In approximately 30 minutes of reading time, students also are introduced to how the current and capital accounts help organize these transactions by analyzing the flow of money in or out of a country.

By creating a free account on fre.org, this article can be easily assigned to your students using Canvas, Google Classroom and Schoology and contains a self-grading assessment.  Opening this tutorial will help you get started.

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