International Finance Chapter 15 MCQ's

After a permanent increase in the money supply A) the exchange rate overshoots in the short run. B) the exchange rate overshoots in the long run. C) the exchange rate smoothly depreciates in the short run. D) the exchange rate smoothly appreciates in the short run. E) the exchange rate remains the same.

A

During hyperinflation, exploding inflation causes real money demand to A) fall over time, and this additional monetary change makes money prices rise even more quickly than the money supply itself rises. B) increase over time, and this additional monetary change makes money prices rise even more quickly than the money supply itself rises. C) fall over time, and this additional monetary change makes money prices decrease even more quickly than the money supply itself rises. D) increase over time, and this additional monetary change makes money prices decrease even more quickly than the money supply itself rises. E) fall over time, and this additional monetary change makes money prices decrease even less quickly than the money supply itself rises.

A

If there is an excess supply of money A) the interest rate falls. B) the interest rate rises. C) the real money supply shifts left to make an equilibrium. D) the real money supply shifts right to make an equilibrium. E) the interest rate stays constant, but consumer confidence falters.

A

In a classic paper, Columbia University economist Phillip Cagan drew the line between inflation and hyperinflation at an inflation rate of A) 50 percent per month. B) 10 percent per month. C) 20 percent per month. D) 5 percent per month. E) 25 percent per month.

A

In the United States at the end of 2012, the total money supply, M1, amounted to approximately A) 16 percent of that year's GNP. B) 20 percent of that year's GNP. C) 30 percent of that year's GNP. D) 40 percent of that year's GNP. E) 50 percent of that year's GNP.

A

Money demand behavior may A) change as a result of demographic trends or financial innovations such as electronic cash-transfer facilities. B) change only as a result of demographic trends. C) change only as a result of financial innovations such as electronic cash-transfer facilities. D) not change as a result of demographic trends or financial innovations such as electronic cash-transfer facilities. E) change as a result of demographic trends but not as a result of financial innovations such as electronic cash-transfer facilities.

A

The aggregate demand for money can be expressed by A) Md = P × L(R,Y). B) Md = L × P(R,Y). C) Md = P × Y(R, L). D) Md = R × L(P,Y). E) Md = R × L(R, P).

A

The most extreme inflationary conditions occurred A) in Zimbabwe in 2008. B) in Chile in 2012. C) in Eastern Europe in the 1990s. D) in Western Europe in the 1980s. E) in Germany in 20013.

A

Using year-by-year data from 1987-2007 shows that A) there is a strong positive relation between average Latin American money-supply growth and inflation. B) there is a strong negative relation between average Latin American money-supply growth and inflation. C) there is a strong positive relation between average Latin American money-supply growth and deflation. D) it is difficult to find a strong positive relation between average Latin American money-supply growth and inflation. E) there is a weak positive relation between average Latin American money-supply growth and inflation.

A

Which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate? A) A permanent increase in a country's money supply causes a proportional long-run depreciation of its currency against foreign currencies. B) A temporary increase in a country's money supply causes a proportional long-run depreciation of its currency against foreign currencies. C) A permanent increase in a country's money supply causes a proportional long-run appreciation of its currency against foreign currencies. D) A permanent increase in a country's money supply causes a proportional short-run depreciation of its currency against foreign currencies. E) A permanent increase in a country's money supply causes a proportional short-run appreciation of its currency against foreign currencies.

A

A reduction in a country's money supply causes A) its currency to depreciate in the foreign exchange market. B) its currency to appreciate in the foreign exchange market. C) does not affect its currency in the foreign market. D) does affect its currency in the foreign market in an ambiguous manor. E) affects other countries currency in the foreign market.

B

An increase in a country's money supply causes A) its currency to appreciate in the foreign exchange market while a reduction in the money supply causes its currency to depreciate. B) its currency to depreciate in the foreign exchange market while a reduction in the money supply causes its currency to appreciate. C) no effect on the values of it currency in international markets. D) its currency to depreciate in the foreign exchange market while a reduction in the money supply causes its currency to further depreciate. E) its currency to depreciate in the domestic market and appreciate in the foreign market.

B

An individual's need for liquidity would increase if A) the average value of transactions carried out by the individual fell. B) the average value of transactions carried out by the individual rose. C) the individual got a raise. D) the individual received a new ATM card. E) the individual wanted to avoid risks.

B

For main industrial countries such as Japan and the U.S. A) there is much less month-to-month variability of the exchange rate, suggesting that price levels are relatively sticky in the short run. B) there is much more month-to-month variability of the exchange rate, suggesting that price levels are relatively sticky in the short run. C) there is almost the same month-to-month variability of the exchange rate and price levels. D) it is hard to tell whether month-to-month variability of the exchange rate is similar to changes in price levels. E) there is much more month-to-month variability of the exchange rate, suggesting that price levels are relatively sticky in the long run.

B

If individuals are holding more money than they desire A) they will attempt to reduce their liquidity by using money to purchase goods. B) they will attempt to reduce their liquidity by using money to purchase interest-bearing assets. C) they will attempt to reduce their liquidity by converting real money holdings into nominal money holdings. D) they will keep their holdings constant.

B

If there is initially an A) excess demand for money, the interest rate will fall, and the supply of money it will rise. B) excess supply of money, the interest rate will fall, and if there is initially an excess demand, it will rise. C) excess supply of money, the interest rate will rise, and if there is initially an excess demand, it will fall. D) excess supply of money, the interest rate will fall, and if there is also an excess demand, it will fall rapidly. E) excess supply of money, the interest rate will rise, and if there is also an excess demand, it will rise rapidly.

B

In a world where the price level could adjust immediately to its new long-run level after a money supply increase A) The dollar interest rate would increase because prices would adjust immediately and prevent the money supply from rising. B) The dollar interest rate would fall because prices would adjust immediately and prevent the money supply from rising. C) The dollar interest rate would fall because prices would adjust immediately and prevent the money supply from decreasing. D) The dollar interest rate would decrease because prices would adjust immediately and prevent the money supply from decreasing. E) The dollar interest rate would fall because prices would not be able to prevent the money supply from rising.

B

In a world with money and bonds only A) it is not risky to hold money. B) it is risky to hold money. C) risk is an important factor in the demand for money. D) there is no relationship between risk and holding money. E) assets become meaningless.

B

Michael Woodford says the following is an advantage of interest-rate instruments for central banks. A) Conduct monetary policy without inflation. B) Conduct monetary policy even if checking deposits pay interest at competitive rates. C) Conduct monetary policy without government approval. D) Conduct monetary policy with consumers in mind. E) Conduct monetary policy with workers in mind.

B

The exchange rate between currencies depends on A) the interest rate that can be earned on deposits of those currencies. B) the interest rate that can be earned on deposits of those currencies and the expected future exchange rate. C) the expected future exchange rate. D) national output. E) the interest rate that can be earned on deposits of those countries and the national output.

B

Which of the following can help to explain why higher inflation may lead to currency appreciations? A) The interest rate is not the prime target of monetary policy. B) Most central banks adjust their policy interest rates expressly so as to keep inflation in check. C) Central banks increase the money supply leading to overshooting of the exchange rate. D) Inflation will increase the purchasing power of a currency. E) The world market does not adjust their currency trade to reflect inflation.

B

A permanent increase in a country's money supply A) causes a more than proportional increase in its price level. B) causes a less than proportional increase in its price level. C) causes a proportional increase in its price level. D) leaves its price level constant in long-run equilibrium. E) causes an inversely proportional fall in its price level.

C

An economy's long-run equilibrium is A) the equilibrium that would occur if prices were perfectly flexible. B) the equilibrium that would occur if prices were perfectly flexible and always adjusted immediately. C) the equilibrium that would occur if prices were perfectly flexible and always adjusted immediately to preserve full employment. D) the equilibrium that would occur if prices were perfectly fixed to preserve full employment. E) the equilibrium that would occur if prices were perfectly fixed at the full employment point.

C

In Zimbabwe, the government stopped the country's hyperinflation by A) reducing domestic monetary growth drastically. B) returning to a gold/silver currency standard. C) switching to foreign currencies. that are relatively stable. D) passing a law making price increases illegal. E) implementing a new currency based on diamonds.

C

The long run effects of money supply change A) ambiguous effect on the long-run values of the interest rate or real output, a proportional change in the price level's long-run value in the opposite direction. B) proportional effect on the long-run values of the interest rate or real output, a proportional change in the price level's long-run value in the same direction. C) no effect on the long-run values of the interest rate or real output, a proportional change in the price level's long-run value in the same direction. D) no effect on the long-run values of the interest rate or real output, no change in the price level's long-run value. E) ambiguous effect on the long-run values of the interest rate or real output, A disproportional change in the price level's long-run value in the same direction.

C

What term means an explosive and seemingly uncontrollable inflation in which money loses value rapidly and may even go out of use? A) superinflation B) stagflation C) hyperinflation D) maginflation E) deflation

C

Which one of the countries below announces inflation targets? A) Japan B) U.S. C) Canada D) Mexico E) Nicaragua

C

Which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate? A) There is a lively academic debate over the possibility that seemingly sticky wages and prices are in reality quite fixed. B) There is a lively academic debate over the possibility that seemingly sticky wages and prices are in reality much more sticky than theory assumes. C) There is a lively academic debate over the possibility that seemingly sticky wages and prices are in reality quite flexible. D) There is no debate over the possibility that wages and prices are sticky in the long run. E) There is no debate over the possibility that wages and prices are sticky in the short run.

C

Changes in the money supply growth rate A) are neutral in the short run. B) need not be neutral in the short run. C) are neutral in the long run. D) need not be neutral in the long run. E) affect the real output of the economy.

D

Given PUS and YUS A) An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to appreciate against the dollar, but it does not disturb the U.S. money market equilibrium. B) An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to appreciate against the dollar, and it creates excess demand for dollars in the U.S. money market. C) An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to depreciate against the dollar, and it creates excess demand for dollars in the U.S. money market. D) An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to depreciate against the dollar, but it does not disturb the U.S. money market equilibrium. E) An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to depreciate against the dollar, and disturbing the U.S. money market equilibrium.

D

In a classic paper, Columbia University economist Phillip Cagan drew the line between inflation and hyperinflation at an inflation rate of A) more than 120 percent per year. B) more than 100 percent per year. C) more than 200 percent per year. D) more than 12,000 percent per year. E) more than 1,000 percent per year.

D

Individuals base their demand for an asset on A) the expected return the asset offers compared with the returns offered by other assets. B) the riskiness of the asset's expected return. C) the asset's liquidity. D) the expected return, how risky that expected return is, and the asset's liquidity. E) the aesthetic qualities of the asset.

D

Inflation targeting was initiated by which central bank in 1989? A) U.S. B) Japan C) Canada D) New Zealand E) U.K.

D

Money includes A) currency. B) checking deposits held by households and firms. C) deposits in the foreign exchange markets. D) currency and checking deposits held by households and firms. E) futures and deposits in the foreign exchange market.

D

Money serves as all of the following EXCEPT A) a medium of exchange. B) a unit of account. C) a store of value. D) a symbol that is made of or can be redeemed for a fixed amount of precious metal. E) a highly liquid asset.

D

The aggregate money demand depends on A) the interest rate. B) the price level. C) real national income. D) the interest rate, price level, and real national income. E) the price level and the liquidity of the asset.

D

The aggregate real money demand schedule L(R,Y) A) slopes upward because a fall in the interest rate raises the desired real money holdings of each household and firm in the economy. B) slopes downward because a fall in the interest rate reduces the desired real money holdings of each household and firm in the economy. C) has a zero slope because a fall in the interest rate keeps constant the desired real money holdings of each household and firm in the economy. D) slopes downward because a fall in the interest rate raises the desired real money holdings of each household and firm in the economy. E) slopes downward because a rise in the interest rate makes consumers less focused on the liquidity of their assets.

D

Which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate? A) A decrease in the money supply lowers the interest rate while an increase in the money supply raises the interest rate, given the price level and output. B) An increase in the money supply lowers the interest rate while a fall in the money supply raises the interest rate, given the price level. C) An increase in the money supply lowers the interest rate while a fall in the money supply raises the interest rate, given the output level. D) An increase in the money supply lowers the interest rate while a fall in the money supply raises the interest rate, given the price level and output. E) An increase in the money supply does not usually affect the interest rate.

D

Which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate? A) A rise in the average value of transactions carried out by a household or a firm causes its demand for money to fall. B) A reduction in the average value of transactions carried out by a household or a firm causes its demand for money to rise. C) A rise in the average value of transactions carried out by a household or a firm causes its demand for money to rise. D) A rise in the average value of transactions carried out by a household or a firm causes its demand for real money to rise. E) a decrease in the average value of transactions carried out by a household or a firm causes its demand for real money to rise.

D

A change in the level of the supply of money A) increases the long-run values of the interest rate and real output. B) decreases the long-run values of the interest rate and real output. C) has no effect on the long-run values of the interest rate, but may affect real output. D) has no effect on the long-run values of real output, but may affect the interest rate. E) has no effect on the long-run values of the interest rate and real output.

E

A change in the money supply creates demand and cost pressures that lead to future increases in the price level from which main sources? I. Excess demand for output and labor II. Inflationary expectations III. Raw materials prices A) I B) II C) II and III D) I and II E) I, II, and III

E

A family's summer house on Cape Cod pays a return in the form of A) interest rate. B) capital gains. C) the pleasure of vacations at the beach. D) stock options. E) capital gains and pleasure.

E

A sustained change in the monetary growth rate will A) immediately affect equilibrium real money balances by raising the money interest rate. B) eventually affect equilibrium nominal money balances by raising the money interest rate. C) eventually affect equilibrium real money balances by reducing the money interest rate. D) eventually affect equilibrium real money balances by raising the real interest rate. E) eventually affect equilibrium real money balances by raising the money interest rate.

E

An increase in A) nominal output raises the interest rate while a fall in real output lowers the interest rate, given the price level and the money supply. B) real output decreases the interest rate while a fall in real output increases the interest rate, given the price level. C) real output raises the interest rate while a fall in real output lowers the interest rate, given the money supply. D) nominal output raises the interest rate while a fall in real output lowers the interest rate, given the price level. E) real output raises the interest rate while a fall in real output lowers the interest rate, given the price level and the money supply.

E

For a given level of A) nominal GNP, changes in interest rates cause movements along the L(R,Y) schedule. B) real GNP, changes in interest rates cause a decrease of the L(R,Y) schedule. C) real GNP, changes in interest rates cause an increase of the L(R,Y) schedule. D) nominal GNP, changes in interest rates cause an increase in the L(R,Y) schedule. E) real GNP, changes in interest rates cause movements along the L(R,Y) schedule.

E

The money supply schedule is A) horizontal because MS is set by the central bank while P is taken as given. B) horizontal because MS is set by the central bank. C) vertical because MS is set by the households and firms while P is taken as given. D) vertical because MS and P are set by the central bank. E) vertical because MS is set by the central bank while P is taken as given.

E

Which one of the following statements is the MOST accurate? A) Given PUS, when the money supply rises, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar depreciates against the euro. B) Given YUS, when the money supply rises, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar depreciates against the euro. C) Given PUS and YUS, when the money supply decreases, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar depreciates against the euro. D) Given PUS and YUS, when the money supply rises, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar appreciates against the euro. E) Given PUS and YUS, when the money supply rises, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar depreciates against the euro.

E