πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. International trade is based on the idea that:
  • (A) Exports should exceed imports
  • (B) Imports should exceed exports
  • (C) Resources are more mobile internationally than are goods
  • (D) Resources are less mobile internationally than are goods
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Resources are less mobile internationally than are goods
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. The movement to free international trade is most likely to generate short-term unemployment in which industries:
  • (A) Industries in which there are neither imports nor exports
  • (B) Import-competing industries.
  • (C) Industries that sell to domestic and foreign buyers
  • (D) Industries that sell to only foreign buyers
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Import-competing industries.
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. International trade forces domestic firms to become more competitive in terms of:
  • (A) The introduction of new products
  • (B) Product design and quality
  • (C) Product price
  • (D) All of the above
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. International trade in goods and services is sometimes used as a substitute for all of the following except:
  • (A) International movements of capital.
  • (B) International movements of labor.
  • (C) International movements of technology
  • (D) Domestic production of different goods and services
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (D) Domestic production of different goods and services
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. A main advantage of specialization results from:
  • (A) Economics of large scale production
  • (B) The specializing country behaving as a monopoly
  • (C) Smaller production runs resulting in lower unit costs.
  • (D) High wages paid to foreign workers
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Economics of large scale production
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. A primary reason why nations conduct international trade is because:
  • (A) Some nations prefer to produce one thing while others produce another
  • (B) Resources are not equally distributed to all trading nations
  • (C) Trade enhances opportunities to accumulate profits
  • (D) Interest rates are not identical in all trading nations
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (B) Resources are not equally distributed to all trading nations
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. Which of the following is NOT a part of a "policy trilemma"?
  • (A) International trade policy
  • (B) Capital controls
  • (C) Monetary policy
  • (D) Exchange rate regime
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) International trade policy
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. Which of the following is NOT a motive for international asset trade?
  • (A) Capital controls
  • (B) Intertemporal trade
  • (C) International portfolio diversification
  • (D) Tax avoidance
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (A) Capital controls
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. Which of the following is NOT true about the gold standard?
  • (A) Central banks have to hold gold as reserve assets.
  • (B) It does not lead to monetary policy spillovers.
  • (C) ---
  • (D) ---
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (Exchange r)
πŸ“Š International Economics
Q. Which of the following is NOT true about the reserve currency standard?
  • (A) The currency to which the rates are fixed should be the same as the currency the central bank holds.
  • (B) Exchange rates are all fixed.
  • (C) ---
  • (D) ---
πŸ’¬ Discuss
βœ… Correct Answer: (The reserv)