QUESTION Which of the following is true regarding the pragmatic nationalist view of FDI? A. One aspect of pragmatic nationalism is the tendency to aggressively court FDI believed to be in the national interest by, for example, offering subsidies to foreign MNEs in the form of tax breaks or grants. B. The pragmatic nationalist view […]
QUESTION Many host countries are concerned that a foreign-owned manufacturing plant may import many components from its home country, which has negative implications for the host country’s: A. free trade agreements. B. inward FDI. C. sovereignty. D. balance-of-payments position. E. gold reserves. ANSWER D
QUESTION Direct effects of FDI on employment in the host country arise when a foreign MNE: A. brings in managers trained in the latest management techniques from the home country. B. creates jobs because of increased local spending by employees of the MNE. C. employs a number of host country citizens. D. causes local suppliers […]
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 Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding the adverse effects of FDI on the host country? A. It decreases the level of competition in the host country. B. It tends to increase the prices of the products. C. It leads to a high rate of unemployment in the long […]
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 According to internalization theory, one of the drawbacks of licensing is that: A. it may result in a firm’s technological know-how being restricted to a limited knowledge base and stifles any future development. B. it does not give a firm the tight control over manufacturing, marketing, and strategy in a foreign country that may […]
QUESTION Radical writers argue that: A. a multinational enterprise (MNE) is an instrument of economic development rather than economic domination. B. MNEs are more beneficial to host countries than to their home countries. C. important jobs in the foreign subsidiaries of MNEs go to host-country nationals rather than to citizens of the home country. D. […]
