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France was one of the last European countries to really feel the effects of the global recession, but now unemployment is increasing. The labor rules in France apparently make it difficult to fire workers, but the French president and worker's unions are working together to draft new legislation that can assist the firms in France by giving them more flexibility.

This article addresses the point of how politicians play a very important role in the model of circular flow of income model. They represent government sector in it and banning the use of lights under certain conditions conferred by the decree of French government is a way how to shrink leakages which belong to government spending and to move national economy more towards equilibrium where leakages equal to injections.

"Japan's trade deficit nearly doubled on-year to a bigger-than-expected $10.9 billion in October as the country's energy bill soared... " Japan's trade deficit was the biggest in the last 44 years and entered a 16-month trade deficit run. The reason behind this is because of the transfer from energy sources. Until 2010, Japan was the first in using nuclear energy in the world. When the accident in Fukushima happened, Japan had to start using fossil fuels and started importing it increasing their trade deficit.