Economics

The evidence cited in the chapter using the examples of the East Asia

The evidence cited in the chapter using the examples of the East Asia New Industrializing Countries suggests that as international productivities converge, so do international wage levels. Why do you suppose this happened for the East Asian NICs? In light of your answer, what do you think is likely to happen to the relative wages […]

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Date: September 10th, 2020

Under fixed rates, which one of the following statements is the MOST a

Under fixed rates, which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate? A) Monetary policy can affect only output. B) Monetary policy can affect only employment. C) Monetary policy can affect only international reserves. D) Monetary policy can not affect international reserves. E) Monetary policy can only affect money supply.   ANSWER C

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Date: September 10th, 2020

Which of the following is a FALSE statement concerning purchasing powe

Which of the following is a FALSE statement concerning purchasing power parity? A) Purchasing power parity states that dollars will tend to exchange for pounds at a rate that maintains a constant purchasing power of a given quantity of a currency. B) Over the long term, a Big Mac in New York will tend to […]

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Date: September 10th, 2020

What is the Fisher Effect? Provide an example. What will be an ideal

What is the Fisher Effect? Provide an example. What will be an ideal response?   ANSWER All else equal, a rise in a country’s expected inflation rate will eventually cause an equal rise in the interest rate that deposits of its currency offer. Similarly, a fall in the expected inflation rate will eventually cause a […]

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Date: September 10th, 2020

The two-country, multi-product model differs from the two-country, two

The two-country, multi-product model differs from the two-country, two-product model in that, in the former A) the relative wage ratio will determine the pattern of trade ( which good is exported by which country. B) which country will export which product is determined entirely by labor productivity data. C) full specialization is likely to hold […]

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Date: September 10th, 2020