The shipbreakers of Alang are A) a metaphysical representation of the WTO, deriving from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Princess of Mars. B) an early version of the Russian Ice-breaker of the Dnieper-Alang class. C) a capital-intensive industry. D) competing with pollution-producing industries in countries outside of India. E) doing environmentally conscious work. ANSWER D
Alan Garcia A) in his first Presidency in Peru, followed free market economic policies. B) nationalized the property of the financial services sector during his first Presidency. C) was never freely elected in Peru and ruled with the support of the military. D) maintained balanced budgets and helped Peru avoid the economic problems most Latin […]
Linder’s hypothesis says that countries with ________ of preferences will trade intensively with each other. A) differences B) utility C) similarity D) elasticity ANSWER C
Intraindustry trade is characterized by what two features? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Economies of scale and differentiated products
Suppose the United States’ production possibility frontier was flatter to the widget axis, whereas Germany’s was flatter to the butter axis. We now learn that the German mark sharply depreciates against the U.S. dollar. We now know that A) the United States has no comparative advantage B) Germany has a comparative advantage in butter. C) […]
Under a flexible-price monetary approach to the exchange rate A) when the domestic money supply falls, the price level would eventually fall, increasing the interest rate. B) when the domestic money supply falls, the price level would fall right away, causing a reduction in the interest rate. C) when the domestic money supply falls, the […]
Which of the following statements is TRUE about a vehicle currency? A) It is widely used to denominate contracts made by parties who reside in the country that issues the vehicle currency. B) The dollar is sometimes called a vehicle currency because of its pivotal role in many foreign exchange deals. C) There is much […]
Most theories of comparative advantage explain trade patterns due to international differences in A) demand conditions. B) supply conditions. C) demand and supply conditions. D) tariffs. ANSWER B
The “East Asian Miracle” is A) the ability of so many people to live in such small areas. B) the fact that so many Influenza varieties originate from this region. C) the fact that poor dualistic economies managed to escape the vicious circle of poverty. D) the ability to maintain large positive trade balances with […]
The global financial crisis that began in 2008 was a great illustration of how interdependent national economies are. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
