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Which candidate for prime minister of Greece promised not to agree to Troika conditions for a third Greek loan, but then did agree to those conditions once he was elected
Alexis Tsipras
Which leader complained that by holding (unofficially) weak US dollars, his country was helping pay for the unpopular Vietnam War?
Charles de Gaulle of France
Balaam and Dillman conclude that which of the following states must assume more hegemonic responsibilities if European States are to continue to cooperate to solve common problems?
Germany
a top government minister in which country said that Greece should leave the EU?
Germany
Which treaty formally established the European Union, the European central bank, and the economic and monetary union in 1992?
Maastricht Treaty
Which Britain prime minister put the damper on EU integration in the early 1980s by emphasizing neoliberal economic policies?
Margaret Thatcher
For which region of the world do agricultural exports constitute the largest share of its overall merchandise exports?
South and Central America
which of the following is a multilateral trade deal being negotiated between the EU and the US?
TTIP
Which country or region has the highest share of global merchandise exports?
The European Union
Which country is the world's largest exporter of commercial services?
The United States
Who suggested after WWII that western Europe should forge a "United States" of Europe?
Winston Churchill
which term refers to a process in which investors quickly shift their funds out of a nation in search of a safe harbor for their investments?
a speculative attack on a currency
Since 1944, the role of the IMF in the monetary and finance structure has been?
all of the above
the US seeks to prevent foreign countries from accessing US advanced technology by
all of the above
which of the following is a reason why many states resist significant liberalization of trade in services?
all of the above
which of the following is an example of efforts by developing countries to advance their interests in the face of strong IPRs
all of the above
IPRs are an important issue for developing countries because
all of these are important reasons
a measure that restricts the quantity of an item that can be brought into a country is called
an import quote
Which Troika policy generated massive protests and demonstrations in Greece and other European countries because it imposed economic hardship on ordinary people?
austerity
a toxic security is another name for
bank mortgages and investments that lost a good deal of their value during the global financial crisis
which of the following did the Dodd-Frank Act require?
banks' holding of more capital and collateral in reserve
which of the following statements about exchange rates is correct?
between 2000 and 2008, the US dollar declined in value relative to the euro and renminbi
Place these four trade related events in their proper chronological order: a) TPP negotiations, b) Uruguay Round, c) Tokyo Round, d) Doha Round
c, b, d, a
which of the following was not a characteristic of the fixed exchange rate system of the finance and monetary structure?
currency values were allowed to adjust up or down freely according to supply and demand conditions in the market for the US dollar
which of the following bodies is sanctioned to adjudicate trade disagreements between WTO members
dispute settlement panelq
most economic experts argue that the fundamental problem with the EMU is
failure to fulfill the requirements of an optimal currency union
which of the following do Balaam and Dillman posit is an important trend in the knowledge structure over the last twenty years?
global profits are increasingly shifting to those who own knowledge and control distribution of knowledge intensive goods and services
Financialization is closely associated with each of the following except
higher levels of R&D spending over the long term
the two main components of nondiscrimination in the GATT agreement are
national treatment and most favored nation treatment
which of the following is a basic principle of GATT?
nondiscrimination
A mercantilist would most likely agree with which of the following statements about trade?
none of the above
negotiations in the uruguay and doha rounds were each organized as a single undertaking, meaning that
nothing was agreed until everything was agreed
which of the following policies would not be considered to be mercantilist
optimal practical training (OPT)
Technically, the United States has a comparative advantage over the European Union in the production of commercial aircraft if
production of airplanes in the US requires less sacrifice of other goods than would similar airplane production in the EU
the policy of the US federal reserve to increase the money supply by purchasing hundreds of billions of dollars in bonds and mortgage-backed securities is called
quantitative easing
which of the following statements would an economic liberal probably agree with
strong IPRs create incentives for creativity and innovation
one important trend of recent years has been the growth of regional trade blocs. which of the following is not a regional trade bloc?
the G20
which statement about copyrights is correct?
the TRIPS agreement stipulates a minimum time period for which member states must give protection to them
Which of the following was required of the UK before negotiations could begin with the UK for terms related to its future relationship to the EU?
the UK had to apply to leave the EU under Article 50 of the TEU
Which statement is inaccurate?
the US advocates for information sovereignty
which of the following statements is correct?
the US spends more money on R&D each year than any other OECD country
which of the following institutions is not a member of the Troika?
the WTO
which indicator is most important when it comes to determining the balance of payments and whether or not a nation is going into debt?
the current account
According to the theory of comparative advantage, mutually advantageous international trade is based on differences in
the relative cost of producing a good in different countries
Which of the following statements about the financial crisis from 2007 to 2009 is incorrect?
under Obama, the US congress passed a $2 trillion stimulus spending package
this event signaled the beginning of the Asian financial crisis in July of 1997
when the Thai government could no longer support the 25 to 1 value of the Thai baht to the US dollar