Question 1

Figure 32-1 
-Refer to Figure 32-1. If the real interest rate is 6 percent, the quantity of loanable funds demanded is

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A)   $20 billion, and the quantity supplied is $40 billion.
B)   $20 billion, and the quantity supplied is $60 billion.
C)   $60 billion, and the quantity supplied is $20 billion.
D)   $60 billion, and the quantity supplied is $40 billion.

Question 2

If a government increases its budget deficit, then domestic interest rates

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A)   and net exports rise.
B)   rise and net exports fall.
C)   fall and net exports rise.
D)   and net exports fall.

Question 3

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the amount of net capital outflow represents the quantity of dollars

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A)   supplied for the purpose of selling assets domestically.
B)   supplied for the purpose of buying foreign assets.
C)   demanded for the purpose of buying U.S. net exports of goods and services.
D)   demanded for the purpose of importing foreign goods and services.

Question 4

Why do higher real interest rates lead to lower net capital outflow?

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Higher domestic interest rates make dome...

Question 5

Which of the following is the most accurate statement?

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A)   Trade policy has neither microeconomic nor macroeconomic effects.
B)   Trade policy has similar microeconomic and macroeconomic effects.
C)   The effects of trade policy are more macroeconomic than microeconomic.
D)   The effects of trade policy are more microeconomic than macroeconomic.

Question 6

In the open-economy macroeconomic model, if investment demand increases, then

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A)   net exports and the real exchange rate rise.
B)   net exports rise and the real exchange rate falls.
C)   net exports fall and the real exchange rate rises.
D)   net exports and the real exchange rate fall.

Question 7

If the real interest rate were above the equilibrium rate, there would be a shortage of loanable funds.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Figure 32-5
Refer to this diagram of the open-economy macroeconomic model to answer the questions below. 
-Refer to Figure 32-5. Starting from 3% and .75, an increase in the government budget surplus can be illustrated as a move to

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A)   4% and 1
B)   4% and .5
C)   2% and 1
D)   2% and .5

Question 9

In equilibrium a country has a net capital outflow of $200 billion and domestic investment of $150 billion. What is the quantity of loanable funds demanded?

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A)   $50 billion
B)   $150 billion
C)   $200 billion
D)   $350 billion

Question 10

Figure 32-7
Refer to this diagram of the open-economy macroeconomic model of the Mexican economy to answer the questions below.
 
-Refer to Figure 32-7. Suppose that the Mexican economy starts at r2 and e3. Which of the following is consistent with the effects of capital flight?

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A)   a shift from D2 to D1 in Panel A
B)   a shift from NCO1 to NCO2 in Panel B
C)   a shift from D2 to D1 in Panel C
D)   All of the above shifts are consistent with the effects of capital flight.

Question 11

A U.S. grocery chain borrows money to buy a warehouse in Ohio and another in Italy. Borrowing for which warehouses)  is included in the demand for loanable funds in the U.S.?

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A)   both the one in Ohio and the one in Italy
B)   only the one in Ohio
C)   only the one in Italy
D)   neither the one in Ohio nor the one in Italy

Question 12

Suppose the real exchange rate is such that the market for foreign-currency exchange has a surplus. This surplus will lead to

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A)   an appreciation of the dollar, an increase in U.S. net exports, and so an increase in the quantity of dollars demanded in the foreign exchange market.
B)   an appreciation of the dollar, a decrease in U.S. net exports, and so a decrease in the quantity of dollars demanded in the foreign exchange market.
C)   a depreciation of the dollar, an increase in U.S. net exports, and so an increase in the quantity of dollars demanded in the foreign exchange market.
D)   a depreciation of the dollar, a decrease in U.S. net exports, and so a decrease in the quantity of dollars demanded in the foreign exchange market.

Question 13

An increase in the budget deficit makes domestic interest rates

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A)   rise because the supply of loanable funds shifts left.
B)   fall because the supply of loanable funds shifts left.
C)   rise because the demand for loanable funds shifts right.
D)   fall because the demand for loanable funds shifts right.

Question 14

A country has national saving of $100 billion, government expenditures of $30 billion, domestic investment of $80 billion, and net capital outflow of $20 billion. What is its demand for loanable funds?

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A)   $60 billion
B)   $70 billion
C)   $100 billion
D)   $120 billion

Question 15

An increase in a country's real interest rate reduces that country's net capital outflow.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If a country repeals an investment tax credit,

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A)   net capital outflow and the real exchange rate rise.
B)   net capital outflow rises and the real exchange rate falls.
C)   net capital outflow falls and the real exchange rate rises.
D)   net capital outflow and the real exchange rate fall.

Question 17

An import quota imposed by the U.S. would reduce U.S. imports, but have no impact on U.S. exports.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following would both make a country's real exchange rate rise?

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A)   its budget deficit increases and bonds issued in the country become riskier
B)   bonds issued in that country become riskier and it imposes an import quota
C)   it imposes an import quota and the budget deficit increases
D)   None of the above are correct.

Question 19

Which of the following decrease if the U.S. imposes an import quota on computer components?

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A)   U.S. exports and U.S. imports
B)   U.S. exports but not U.S. imports
C)   U.S. imports but not U.S. exports
D)   neither U.S. exports nor U.S. imports

Question 20

Other things the same, when a Canadian company imports bicycles from the U.S., the open-economy macroeconomic model treats this transaction as part of the demand for dollars in the U.S. foreign-currency exchange market.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Suppose the real exchange rate is such that the market for foreign-currency exchange has a surplus. This surplus will lead to

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Figure 32-1 -Refer to Figure 32-1. If the real interest rate is 6 percent, the quantity of loanable funds demanded is

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Why do higher real interest rates lead to lower net capital outflow?

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An increase in a country's real interest rate reduces that country's net capital outflow.

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Other things the same, when a Canadian company imports bicycles from the U.S., the open-economy macroeconomic model treats this transaction as part of the demand for dollars in the U.S. foreign-currency exchange market.

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If a government increases its budget deficit, then domestic interest rates

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Figure 32-5 Refer to this diagram of the open-economy macroeconomic model to answer the questions below. -Refer to Figure 32-5. Starting from 3% and .75, an increase in the government budget surplus can be illustrated as a move to

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Which of the following would both make a country's real exchange rate rise?

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An increase in the budget deficit makes domestic interest rates

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In the open-economy macroeconomic model, if investment demand increases, then

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Which of the following is the most accurate statement?

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A U.S. grocery chain borrows money to buy a warehouse in Ohio and another in Italy. Borrowing for which warehouses) is included in the demand for loanable funds in the U.S.?

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If a country repeals an investment tax credit,

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In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the amount of net capital outflow represents the quantity of dollars

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In equilibrium a country has a net capital outflow of $200 billion and domestic investment of $150 billion. What is the quantity of loanable funds demanded?

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Which of the following decrease if the U.S. imposes an import quota on computer components?

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If the real interest rate were above the equilibrium rate, there would be a shortage of loanable funds.

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An import quota imposed by the U.S. would reduce U.S. imports, but have no impact on U.S. exports.

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A country has national saving of $100 billion, government expenditures of $30 billion, domestic investment of $80 billion, and net capital outflow of $20 billion. What is its demand for loanable funds?

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Figure 32-7 Refer to this diagram of the open-economy macroeconomic model of the Mexican economy to answer the questions below. -Refer to Figure 32-7. Suppose that the Mexican economy starts at r2 and e3. Which of the following is consistent with the effects of capital flight?

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