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Fiscal Policy: The Budget Deficit

Level:
A-Level, IB Diploma
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 28 Mar 2020

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In this 3rd video in the new series on fiscal policy we look at government borrowing and how a government goes about financing a fiscal deficit. The video explores the bond market and also the yield curve using current data from the UK economy.

Fiscal Policy: The Budget Deficit
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