2. (10 points) a) What is the difference between government budget deficit and national debt? b) What is a sovereign deb
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2. (10 points) a) What is the difference between government budget deficit and national debt? b) What is a sovereign debt crisis? Why do we need to look at the national debt as a percentage of country's GDP instead of just in terms of trillions of dollars? c) Carefully explain why an increase in debt-to-GDP ratio would lead to a higher deficit? (You should describe 3 links connecting debt-to-GDP to deficit). Why is this a problem?