A foreign exchange swap A) is a spot sale of a currency. B) is a forward repurchase of the currency. C) is a spot sale of a currency combined with a forward repurchase of the currency. D) is a spot sale of a currency combined with a forward sale of the currency. E) make up […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Refer to above figure. While selling exports it would also maximize its domestic sales by equating its marginal (opportunity) cost to its marginal revenue of $5. How much steel would the firm sell domestically, and at what price? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER 4 million tons at $10/ton.
Date: September 10th, 2020
The consensus today is that import-substitution protectionist industrial policy has not served the developing countries’ growth ambitions well. This fact proves that policies relying on export-driven growth are the “winning ticket” for these countries. ANSWER Although there are many who draw precisely this lesson from the ” East Asian Miracle” of the past half-century, […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Statistical evidence suggests that A) free trade policies promote economic growth more effectively than do import substitution policies. B) import substituting policies tend to promote effective exploitation of scale economies. C) import substitution tends to lead to relatively low effective rates of protection. D) import substitution is to this day the preferred growth strategy promoted […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
The terms of trade (TOT) is defined as A) (index of export prices)/(index of import prices). B) (home-country currency)/(foreign-country currency). C) . D) E) having a competitive advantage over other nations. ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
Under the monetary approach to exchange rate theory, money supply growth at a constant rate A) eventually results in ongoing price level deflation at the same rate, but changes in this long-run deflation rate do not affect the full-employment output level or the long-run relative prices of goods and services. B) eventually results in ongoing […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Points to the left of the IS curve represent excess demand for goods. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Interindustry trade is not based on comparative advantage since it consists of the export and import of similar countries and mostly between countries that have similar productivity, technology, and factor endowments. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following is an example of intraindustry trade? A) Trading peanut oil for tractors B) Trading crude oil for automobiles C) Trading Nokia smartphone for Apple iPhones D) Trading jeans for cotton ANSWER C
Date: September 10th, 2020
Covered interest arbitrage involves both A) the purchase of a foreign asset and a forward contract in the market for foreign exchange. B) the purchase of a domestic asset and a spot contract in the market for foreign exchange. C) the sale of a foreign asset and the purchase of a forward contract in the […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
