Question 1

Many U.S. business leaders argue that the current state of U.S. net exports is the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. export subsidies. 
B)  free trade policies of foreign governments. 
C)  unproductive U.S. workers. 
D)  unfair foreign competition. 
A)  U.S. export subsidies. 
B)  free trade policies of foreign governments. 
C)  unproductive U.S. workers. 
D)  unfair foreign competition.

Question 2

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, at the equilibrium real interest rate, the amount that people including government) want to save exactly balances desired domestic investment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An increase in the budget deficit causes domestic interest rates

Accepted Answer

A)  and investment to rise. 
B)  to rise and investment to fall. 
C)  to fall and investment to rise. 
D)  and investment to fall. 
A)  and investment to rise. 
B)  to rise and investment to fall. 
C)  to fall and investment to rise. 
D)  and investment to fall.

Question 4

According to the open-economy macroeconomic model, if the United States moved from a government budget deficit to a government budget surplus, U.S. real interest rates would increase and the real exchange rate of the U.S. dollar would appreciate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange comes from

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A)  net exports 
B)  net capital outflow 
C)  net exports + net capital outflow 
D)  net exports - net capital outflow 
A)  net exports 
B)  net capital outflow 
C)  net exports + net capital outflow 
D)  net exports - net capital outflow

Question 6

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, if the supply of loanable funds shifts right, then

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A)  net capital outflow increases so the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right. 
B)  net capital outflow increases so the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right. 
C)  net capital outflow decreases so the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts left. 
D)  net capital outflow decreases so the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right. 
A)  net capital outflow increases so the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right. 
B)  net capital outflow increases so the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right. 
C)  net capital outflow decreases so the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts left. 
D)  net capital outflow decreases so the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right.

Question 7

If the exchange rate falls, U.S. residents pay

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A)  more dollars for foreign bonds and get more dollars from interest payments. 
B)  more dollars for foreign bonds but get fewer dollars from interest payments. 
C)  fewer dollars for foreign bonds and also get fewer dollars from interest payments. 
D)  fewer dollars for foreign bonds but get more dollars from interest payments. 
A)  more dollars for foreign bonds and get more dollars from interest payments. 
B)  more dollars for foreign bonds but get fewer dollars from interest payments. 
C)  fewer dollars for foreign bonds and also get fewer dollars from interest payments. 
D)  fewer dollars for foreign bonds but get more dollars from interest payments.

Question 8

U.S. corporation Wright Air Conditions borrows funds to build a factory in the U.S. and a factory in Mexico. Borrowing for factories in which locations) is included in the U.S. demand for loanable funds?

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A)  only the U.S. 
B)  only Mexico 
C)  Mexico and the U.S. 
D)  neither Mexico nor the U.S. 
A)  only the U.S. 
B)  only Mexico 
C)  Mexico and the U.S. 
D)  neither Mexico nor the U.S.

Question 9

If a government increases its budget deficit, then interest rates

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A)  rise and the real exchange rate appreciates. 
B)  fall and the real exchange rate depreciates. 
C)  rise and the real exchange rate depreciates. 
D)  fall and the real exchange rate appreciates. 
A)  rise and the real exchange rate appreciates. 
B)  fall and the real exchange rate depreciates. 
C)  rise and the real exchange rate depreciates. 
D)  fall and the real exchange rate appreciates.

Question 10

Figure 32-2  
-Refer to Figure 32-2. If the real exchange rate is 1, then there is a

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A)  surplus of 100 so the real exchange rate will fall. 
B)  surplus of 100 so the real exchange rate will rise. 
C)  shortage of 100 so the real exchange rate will fall. 
D)  shortage of 100 so the real exchange rate will rise. 
A)  surplus of 100 so the real exchange rate will fall. 
B)  surplus of 100 so the real exchange rate will rise. 
C)  shortage of 100 so the real exchange rate will fall. 
D)  shortage of 100 so the real exchange rate will rise.

Question 11

Capital flight refers to

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A)  the movement of workers across international borders in response to exchange rate changes. 
B)  the movement of funds between financial intermediaries when interest rates change. 
C)  the ability of foreign direct investment to lift a country out of poverty. 
D)  a large and sudden movement of funds out of a country. 
A)  the movement of workers across international borders in response to exchange rate changes. 
B)  the movement of funds between financial intermediaries when interest rates change. 
C)  the ability of foreign direct investment to lift a country out of poverty. 
D)  a large and sudden movement of funds out of a country.

Question 12

Other things the same, a decrease in the U.S. real interest rate induces

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans to buy more foreign assets, which increases U.S. net capital outflow. 
B)  Americans to buy more foreign assets, which reduces U.S. net capital outflow. 
C)  foreigners to buy more U.S. assets, which reduces U.S. net capital outflow. 
D)  foreigners to buy more U.S. assets, which increases U.S. net capital outflow. 
A)  Americans to buy more foreign assets, which increases U.S. net capital outflow. 
B)  Americans to buy more foreign assets, which reduces U.S. net capital outflow. 
C)  foreigners to buy more U.S. assets, which reduces U.S. net capital outflow. 
D)  foreigners to buy more U.S. assets, which increases U.S. net capital outflow.

Question 13

If a country's government moves from a budget deficit to a budget surplus, which curve in the market for loanable funds shifts and which direction does it shift? What happens to the interest rate?

Accepted Answer

The supply of loanab

Question 14

If the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right, then the exchange rate

Accepted Answer

A)  rises and the quantity of dollars exchanged falls. 
B)  rises and the quantity of dollars exchanged does not change. 
C)  falls and the quantity of dollars exchanged rises. 
D)  falls and the quantity of dollars exchanged does not change. 
A)  rises and the quantity of dollars exchanged falls. 
B)  rises and the quantity of dollars exchanged does not change. 
C)  falls and the quantity of dollars exchanged rises. 
D)  falls and the quantity of dollars exchanged does not change.

Question 15

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the quantity of dollars demanded in the market for foreign-currency exchange

Accepted Answer

A)  depends on the real exchange rate. The quantity of dollars supplied in the foreign-exchange market depends on the real interest rate. 
B)  depends on the real interest rate. The quantity of dollars supplied in the foreign-exchange market depends on the real exchange rate. 
C)  and the quantity of dollars supplied in the market for foreign-currency exchange depend on the real exchange rate. 
D)  and the quantity of dollars supplied in the market for foreign-currency exchange depend on the real interest rate. 
A)  depends on the real exchange rate. The quantity of dollars supplied in the foreign-exchange market depends on the real interest rate. 
B)  depends on the real interest rate. The quantity of dollars supplied in the foreign-exchange market depends on the real exchange rate. 
C)  and the quantity of dollars supplied in the market for foreign-currency exchange depend on the real exchange rate. 
D)  and the quantity of dollars supplied in the market for foreign-currency exchange depend on the real interest rate.

Question 16

If people in the U.S. choose to save a smaller percentage of income, what will happen to the interest rate, net capital outflow, the exchange rate, and net exports?

Accepted Answer

The interest rate will rise, n

Question 17

A firm produces construction equipment, some of which it sells to domestic businesses and some of which it exports. Which of the following effects of capital flight in the country where it produces would likely increase the quantity of equipment it sells?

Accepted Answer

A)  both what happens to the interest rate and what happens to the exchange rate 
B)  what happens to the interest rate but not what happens to the exchange rate 
C)  what happens to the exchange rate but not what happens to the interest rate 
D)  neither what happens to the interest rate nor what happens to the interest rate. 
A)  both what happens to the interest rate and what happens to the exchange rate 
B)  what happens to the interest rate but not what happens to the exchange rate 
C)  what happens to the exchange rate but not what happens to the interest rate 
D)  neither what happens to the interest rate nor what happens to the interest rate.

Question 18

When a country imposes an import quota, its exchange rate

Accepted Answer

A)  rises because the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange falls. 
B)  falls because the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange rises. 
C)  rises because the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange rises. 
D)  falls because the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange falls. 
A)  rises because the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange falls. 
B)  falls because the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange rises. 
C)  rises because the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange rises. 
D)  falls because the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange falls.

Many U.S. business leaders argue that the current state of U.S. net exports is the result of

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, at the equilibrium real interest rate, the amount that people including government) want to save exactly balances desired domestic investment.

An increase in the budget deficit causes domestic interest rates

According to the open-economy macroeconomic model, if the United States moved from a government budget deficit to a government budget surplus, U.S. real interest rates would increase and the real exchange rate of the U.S. dollar would appreciate.

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange comes from

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, if the supply of loanable funds shifts right, then

If the exchange rate falls, U.S. residents pay

U.S. corporation Wright Air Conditions borrows funds to build a factory in the U.S. and a factory in Mexico. Borrowing for factories in which locations) is included in the U.S. demand for loanable funds?

If a government increases its budget deficit, then interest rates

Figure 32-2 -Refer to Figure 32-2. If the real exchange rate is 1, then there is a

Capital flight refers to

Other things the same, a decrease in the U.S. real interest rate induces

If a country's government moves from a budget deficit to a budget surplus, which curve in the market for loanable funds shifts and which direction does it shift? What happens to the interest rate?

If the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right, then the exchange rate

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the quantity of dollars demanded in the market for foreign-currency exchange

If people in the U.S. choose to save a smaller percentage of income, what will happen to the interest rate, net capital outflow, the exchange rate, and net exports?

A firm produces construction equipment, some of which it sells to domestic businesses and some of which it exports. Which of the following effects of capital flight in the country where it produces would likely increase the quantity of equipment it sells?

When a country imposes an import quota, its exchange rate

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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Exam 14: A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Many U.S. business leaders argue that the current state of U.S. net exports is the result of

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, at the equilibrium real interest rate, the amount that people including government) want to save exactly balances desired domestic investment.

An increase in the budget deficit causes domestic interest rates

According to the open-economy macroeconomic model, if the United States moved from a government budget deficit to a government budget surplus, U.S. real interest rates would increase and the real exchange rate of the U.S. dollar would appreciate.

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange comes from

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, if the supply of loanable funds shifts right, then

If the exchange rate falls, U.S. residents pay

U.S. corporation Wright Air Conditions borrows funds to build a factory in the U.S. and a factory in Mexico. Borrowing for factories in which locations) is included in the U.S. demand for loanable funds?

If a government increases its budget deficit, then interest rates

Figure 32-2 -Refer to Figure 32-2. If the real exchange rate is 1, then there is a

Capital flight refers to

Other things the same, a decrease in the U.S. real interest rate induces

If a country's government moves from a budget deficit to a budget surplus, which curve in the market for loanable funds shifts and which direction does it shift? What happens to the interest rate?

If the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange shifts right, then the exchange rate

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the quantity of dollars demanded in the market for foreign-currency exchange

If people in the U.S. choose to save a smaller percentage of income, what will happen to the interest rate, net capital outflow, the exchange rate, and net exports?

A firm produces construction equipment, some of which it sells to domestic businesses and some of which it exports. Which of the following effects of capital flight in the country where it produces would likely increase the quantity of equipment it sells?

When a country imposes an import quota, its exchange rate

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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