QUESTION Foreign managers trained in the latest management techniques can often help to improve the efficiency of operations in the host country, whether those operations are acquired or greenfield developments. This benefit of FDI falls into the category of: A. employment effects. B. balance-of-payments effects. C. effects on competition. D. resource transfer effects. E. autonomy […]
QUESTION The main benefits of inward FDI for a host country arise from: A. the resource-transfer effect, the employment effect, and the balance-of-payments effect. B. the labor-transfer effect, the technology effect, and the currency-exchange effect. C. the cultural awareness effect, first-mover advantage effect, and economic development effect. D. the foreign exchange reserves effect, knowledge flow […]
QUESTION Indirect effects of FDI on employment in a host country arise when: A. a foreign MNE employs a number of host-country citizens. B. jobs are created because of increased local spending by employees of an MNE. C. an MNE brings in managers from the home country for its operations in the host country. D. […]
QUESTION Which account in the balance of payments records transactions involving the export and import of goods and services? A. Current B. Foreign C. Internal D. Tariff E. Savings ANSWER A
QUESTION Which of the following are national accounts that track both payments to and receipts from other countries? A. Equity B. Dematerialized C. Balance of trade D. Asset E. Balance-of-payments ANSWER E
QUESTION A current account deficit is also known as a(n): A. stock deficit. B. inventory deficit. C. external deficit. D. tariff deficit. E. trade deficit. ANSWER E
QUESTION Which of the following is most likely to be the effect of FDI in the form of a greenfield investment on the host country? A. It drives down prices and increases the economic welfare of consumers. B. It raises unemployment levels. C. It causes firms to fight for scarce capital investments. D. It leads […]
QUESTION When a country is importing more goods and services than it is exporting, it is incurring a(n): A. trade surplus. B. current account deficit. C. positive balance of payment. D. economic recession. E. net capital inflow. ANSWER B
QUESTION According to the free market view, how does FDI increase the efficiency of the world economy through MNEs? A. The MNE is an instrument for dispersing the production of goods and services to the most efficient locations around the globe. B. MNEs extract profits from the host country and take them to their home […]
QUESTION Which of the following is the only way to support a current account deficit in the long run? A. Borrowing from the IMF B. Selling assets to foreigners C. Divesting stock in domestic corporations D. Purchasing stocks, bonds, and real estate in other countries E. Issuing negotiable instruments like the bills of exchange […]
