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TEST BANK for
International Finance:
Theory and Policy, 11th
edition by Paul
Krugman, Maurice
Obstfeld
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Historians of economic thought often describe written by
and published in as the first real exposition of an economic model.
A. "Of the Balance of Trade,” David Hume, 1776
B. "Wealth of Nations," David Hume, 1758
C. "Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith, 1758
D. "Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith, 1776
E. "Of the Balance of Trade," David Hume, 1758
Answer: E
2. From 1959 to 2000,
A. the U.S. economy roughly tripled in size.
B. U.S. imports roughly tripled in size.
C. the share of US Trade in the economy roughly tripled in size.
D. U.S. Imports roughly tripled as compared to U.S. exports.
E. U.S. exports roughly tripled in size.
Answer: C
3. The United States is less dependent on trade than most other countries because
A. the United States is a relatively large country.
B. the United States is a "Superpower.".
C. the military power of the United States makes it less dependent on
anything.
D. the United States invests in many other countries
E. many countries invest in the United States.
Answer: A
4. Ancient theories of international economics from the 18th and 19th Centuries are:
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A. not relevant to current policy analysis.
B. are only of moderate relevance in today's modern international economy.
C. are highly relevant in today's modern international economy.
D. are the only theories that actually relevant to modern international
economy.
E. are not well understood by modern mathematically oriented theorists.
Answer: C
5. An important insight of international trade theory is that when countries exchange
goods and services one with the other it
A. is always beneficial to both countries.
B. is usually beneficial to both countries.
C. is typically beneficial only to the low wage trade partner country .
D. is typically harmful to the technologically lagging country.
E. tends to create unemployment in both countries.
Answer: B
6. If there are large disparities in wage levels between countries, then
A. trade is likely to be harmful to both countries.
B. trade is likely to be harmful to the country with the high wages.
C. trade is likely to be harmful to the country with the low wages.
D. trade is likely to be harmful to neither country.
E. trade is likely to have no effect on either country.
Answer: D
7. Benefits of international trade are limited to
A. tangible goods.
B. intangible goods.
C. all goods but not services.
D. services.
E. None of the above.
Answer: E
8. Attempts to explain the pattern of international trade
A. have been a major focus of international economists.
B. have proven to be hopeless.
C. have proven to be a trivial exercise.
D. have been the preoccupation of economic development theorists.
E. None of the above.
Answer: A
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9. Which of the following does not belong?
A. NAFTA
B. Uruguay Round
C. World Trade Organization
D. None Tariff Barriers
E. None of the above.
Answer: D
10. Cost-benefit analysis of international trade
A. is basically useless.
B. is empirically intractable.
C. focuses attention on conflicts of interest within countries.
D. focuses attention on conflicts of interests between countries.
E. None of the above.
Answer: C
11. An improvement in a country's balance of payments means a decrease in its
balance of payments deficit, or an increase in its surplus. In fact we know that a
surplus in a balance of payments
A. is good.
B. is usually good.
C. is probably good.
D. may be considered bad.
E. is always bad.
Answer: D
12. The study of exchange rate determination is relatively
A. difficult.
B. new and mathematical.
C. old.
D. obtuse.
E. None of the above.
Answer: B
13. The GATT was
A. an international treaty.
B. an international U.N. agency.
C. an international IMF agency.
D. a U.S. government agency.
E. a collection of tariffs.
Answer: A
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14. The international debt crisis of early 1982 was precipitated when could not
pay its international debts.
A. Russia
B. Mexico
C. Brazil
D. Malaysia
E. China
Answer: B
15. International economics can be divided into two broad sub-fields:
A. macro and micro.
B. developed and less developed.
C. monetary and barter.
D. international trade and international money.
E. static and dynamic.
Answer: C
16. A primary reason why nations conduct international trade is because of
differences in
A. historical perspective.
B. location.
C. resource availabilities.
D. tastes.
E. incomes.
Answer: C
17. International trade is sometimes used as a substitute for all of the following except
A. international movements of capital.
B. international movement s of labor.
C. domestic production of the same goods or services.
D. domestic production of different goods and services.
E. None of the above.
Answer: D
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