chapter 31 mankiw/taylor

t/f: A country that exports more than it imports is said to have a trade deficit.

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t/f: Arbitrage tends to cause prices for the same good to diverge from one another.

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t/f: If a case of mineral water costs €8 in the Eurozone and 720 yen in Japan, then according to the purchasing power parity theory of exchange rates, the yen/euro exchange rate should be 5,760 yen/euro.

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t/f: If a company based in the UK prefers a strong pound (a pound with a high foreign exchange value), then the company probably exports more than it imports

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t/f: If the UK's money supply grows faster than Switzerland's, the value of the pound should rise relative to the value of the Swiss franc.

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t/f: Net exports are defined as imports minus exports.

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t/f: UK net capital outflow falls when Whole Foods Inc of the USA buys retail premises in Kensington, London.

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t/f: Valuable technologically advanced goods are less likely to be traded internationally because shipping costs absorb too much of the potential profit.

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t/f: Arbitrage is the process of taking advantage of differences in prices of the same good by buying where the good is cheap and selling where it is expensive.

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t/f: For a given amount of UK national saving, an increase in UK net capital outflow decreases UK domestic investment.

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t/f: For any country, net exports are always equal to net capital outflow because every international transaction involves an exchange of an equal value of some combination of goods and assets.

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t/f: If purchasing power parity holds, the real exchange rate is always equal to 1.

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t/f: If the nominal exchange rate is 2 UK pounds per US dollar, and if the price of a Big Mac is $2 in the USA and 6 pounds in the UK, then the real exchange rate is 2/3 British Big Mac per American Big Mac.

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t/f: If the yen/dollar exchange rate rises, the dollar has appreciated.

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t/f: In order to increase domestic investment, a country must either increase its saving or decrease its net foreign investment

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The most accurate measure of the international value of the UK pound is a. an exchange rate index that accounts for many exchange rates. b. the yen/pound exchange rate. c. the pound/dollar exchange rate. d. the euro/pound exchange rate. e. the Swiss franc/pound exchange rate.

a

Which of the following statements is true about a country with a trade deficit? a. Net exports are negative. b. Net capital outflow must be positive. c. Exports exceed imports. d. Net exports are positive. e. none of these answers

a. Net exports are negative.

Each of the following is a reason why international trade has expanded in recent decades except which one? a. Technological improvements have meant that countries have become more similar in terms of the goods they can produce. b. Many new high technology goods have been introduced for which the cost of transport relative to the value of the product is low. c. There have been improvements in technology that have improved telecommunications between countries. d. Policy makers have promoted policies to increase international trade, such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and subsequently established the World Trade Organization. e. Larger cargo ships and aeroplanes have reduced the cost of transporting goods.

a. Technological improvements have meant that countries have become more similar in terms of the goods they can produce.

Suppose a resident of the USA buys a Jaguar car from the UK, and the UK exporter uses the receipts to buy shares in Boeing. Which of the following statements is true from the perspective of the UK? a. Net exports fall, and net capital outflow rises. b. Net exports rise, and net capital outflow rises. c. none of these answers d. Net exports rise, and net capital outflow falls. e. Net exports fall, and net capital outflow falls.

b

Suppose the money supply in Mexico grows more quickly than the money supply in the USA. We would expect that a. The Mexican peso should appreciate relative to the US dollar. b. the Mexican peso should depreciate relative to the US dollar. c. none of these answers d. the Mexican peso should maintain a constant exchange rate with the US dollar because of purchasing power parity.

b

If the exchange rate changes from 3 Brazilian reals per dollar to 4 reals per euro, a. none of these answers b. the euro has appreciated. c. the euro has depreciated. d. the euro could have appreciated or depreciated depending what happened to relative prices in Brazil and the Eurozone countries.

b. the euro has appreciated.

Which of the following people or firms would be pleased by a depreciation of the pound? a. All the people and firms mentioned in these answers. b. A French exporter of wine to the UK. c. An American tourist visiting London. d. A UK importer of French wine. e. A UK company that wishes to expand abroad by building a factory in Poland.

c

Which of the following statements is not true about the relationship between national saving, investment, and net capital outflow? a. An increase in saving associated with an equal increase in net capital outflow leaves domestic investment unchanged. b. For a given amount of saving, an increase in net capital outflow must decrease domestic investment. c. For a given amount of saving, a decrease in net capital outflow must decrease domestic investment. d. Saving is the sum of investment and net capital outflow.

c

Which of the following would directly increase UK net capital outflow? a. Rolls Royce sells an aircraft engine to Boeing of the USA. b. The Japanese financial company Nomura buys shares in Vodafone. c. BP builds a new oilrig in Venezuela. d. Honda builds a new plant in Swindon, England.

c. BP builds a new oilrig in Venezuela.

If Japan exports more than it imports, a. Japan's net exports are negative. b. Japan is running a trade deficit. c. Japan's net capital outflow must be positive. d. Japan's net capital outflow must be negative.

c. Japan's net capital outflow must be positive.

Which of the following is an example of foreign direct investment? a. General Motors buys steel from South Korea. b. General Motors of the USA buys shares in Saab of Sweden. c. McDonald's builds a restaurant in Moscow. d. UK publisher Bloomsbury sells the rights to make a film of a Harry Potter book to an American film studio.

c. McDonald's builds a restaurant in Moscow.

An economy that interacts with other economies is known as a. an export economy. b. a friendly economy. c. an open economy. d. a balanced trade economy. e. an import economy.

c. an open economy.

Suppose the real exchange rate between Russia and the UK is defined in terms of bottles of Russian vodka per bottle of UK vodka. Which of the following will increase the real exchange rate (that is, increase the number of bottles of Russian vodka per bottle of UK vodka)? a. an increase in the price in pounds of UK vodka b. None of the changes described in these answers will increase the real exchange rate. c. an increase in the number of roubles for which the pound can be exchanged d. All of the changes described in these answers will increase the real exchange rate. e. a decrease in the price in roubles of Russian vodka

d

Suppose the inflation rate over the last 20 years has been 10 per cent in the UK, 7 per cent in Japan, and 3 per cent in the USA. If purchasing power parity holds, which of the following statements is true? Over this period, a. the value of the dollar should have fallen compared to the value of the pound and the yen. b. none of these answers c. the yen should have fallen in value compared to the pound and risen compared to the dollar. d. the value of the pound should have risen compared to the value of the yen and the dollar. e. the yen should have risen in value compared to the pound and fallen compared to the dollar.

e

When people take advantage of differences in prices for the same good by buying it where it is cheap and selling it where it is expensive, it is known as a. net exports. b. purchasing power parity. c. net capital outflow. d. currency appreciation. e. arbitrage.

e

Which of the following products would likely be the least accurate if used to calculate purchasing power parity? a. Diamonds b. Gold c. Cars d. Wheat e. Dental services

e