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1.

David Ricardo’s theory in favor of free trade uses the ideal of ?

A. absolute advantage
B. mutual advantage
C. multilateral advantage
D. comparative advantage
Answer» E.
2.

Economic transition involves high inflation because _____ and ______?

A. high monetary growth high wages
B. high budget deficits devaluation
C. high monetary growth devaluation
D. Prices surge from an artificially low level to their equilibrium level the inflation tax is required a source of government revenue
Answer» E.
3.

LDCs often have a comparative advantage in the production of ?

A. primary products
B. intermediate products
C. manufactured products
D. financial services
Answer» B. intermediate products
4.

If there is a balance of payments deficit then in a floating exchange rate system ?

A. The external value of the currency would tend to fall
B. The external value of the currency would tend to rise
C. The injections from trade are greater then the withdrawals
D. Aggregate demand is increasing
Answer» B. The external value of the currency would tend to rise
5.

A reduced share of the world export market for the United States would be attributed to?

A. Decreased productivity in U.S manufacturing
B. High incomes of American households
C. Relatively low interest rates in the United States
D. High levels of investment by American corporations
Answer» B. High incomes of American households
6.

A demand switching policy could be ?

A. Higher interest rates
B. Higher income tax
C. Tariffs
D. Reduced government spending
Answer» D. Reduced government spending
7.

What is not a feature of the EU as a single market ?

A. Elimination of border controls
B. No import taxes on goods bought in another members country
C. Each country can retain its own technical standards
D. Common security arrangements
Answer» D. Common security arrangements
8.

If the Uk placed a limit on the amount of steel that could be imported into the UK in a particular period this would be an example of ?

A. a quota
B. dumping
C. a tariff
D. an export subsidy
Answer» B. dumping
9.

Economic integration ?

A. occurs when countries are granted most favored nation status
B. occurs when one country voluntarily agrees to reduce its exports to another country
C. occurs when two or more nations join to form a free-trade zone
D. Occurs when countries develop an acquired comparative advantage that makes their industries more competitive in international markets
Answer» D. Occurs when countries develop an acquired comparative advantage that makes their industries more competitive in international markets
10.

Tariffs are used to protect infant industries these industries are those which ?

A. employ many young or untrained workers
B. are competing with well-established overseas firms
C. are not yet large enough to achieve economies of scale
D. use a new technology
Answer» D. use a new technology
11.

When free trade areas are set up the member countries trade with each other grows faster than their trade with other countries This is due to what economist call ?

A. trade diversion
B. trade channeling
C. trade creation and trade diversion
D. trade creation
Answer» D. trade creation
12.

A tariff causes domestic firms to ________ and consumers to?

A. overproduce, under consume
B. Overproduce, overconsume
C. underproduce, under consume
D. underproduce, overconsume
Answer» B. Overproduce, overconsume
13.

The most wave of globalization which began in the 1980s has emphasized the outsourcing of ?

A. services and white-collar jobs
B. manufacturing and blue-collar jobs
C. natural resource extraction and mining jobs
D. agriculture and farming jobs
Answer» B. manufacturing and blue-collar jobs
14.

One of the main advantages of trade economists suggest is ?

A. technological change
B. competitions with foreign suppliers
C. development of tourism
D. lower tariffs
Answer» C. development of tourism
15.

A country has a comparative advantage in the production of a product if the good’s _____ cost in different from the good’s _____ cost in another country ?

A. resource; resource
B. foreign exchange money
C. opportunity; opportunity
D. money; opportunity
Answer» D. money; opportunity
16.

To prevent the external value of the currency from falling the government might ?

A. Reduce interest rates
B. Sell its own currency
C. Buy its own currency with foreign reserves
D. Increase its own spending
Answer» D. Increase its own spending
17.

Output fell sharply in the transition economies because ?

A. banks were unable to function
B. there was little corporate control
C. vital infrastructure was missing
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
18.

A significant portion of actual world trade patterns results from ?

A. The industrial policies of governments
B. different sizes of the countries
C. different factor endowment between countries
D. the different tastes and preferences of people in different countries
Answer» D. the different tastes and preferences of people in different countries
19.

The level of the equilibrium exchange rate offsets international differences in ?

A. comparative advantage
B. absolute advantage
C. opportunity cost
D. relative costs
Answer» C. opportunity cost
20.

If goods are exported for less than society’s marginal production cost and the marginal benefit to domestic consumers, it is likely that they benefit from?

A. an import subsidy
B. a quota
C. comparative advantage
D. an export subsidy
Answer» E.
21.

International difference is opportunity costs lead to countries acquiring ?

A. Comparative advantage
B. High exchange rates
C. trade barriers
D. trade quotas
Answer» B. High exchange rates
22.

If a country can produce 10 of product A or 4 of product B the opportunity cost of 1B is ?

A. 0.4A
B. 2.5A
C. 10A
D. 1B
Answer» C. 10A
23.

The marginal propensity of consume is equal to ?

A. Total spending / total consumption
B. Total consumption / total income
C. Change in consumption / change in income
D. Change in consumption / change in savings
Answer» D. Change in consumption / change in savings
24.

The terms of trade measure ?

A. The income of one country compared to another
B. The GDP of one country compared to another
C. The quantity of exports of one country compared to another
D. Export prices compared to import prices
Answer» E.
25.

The theory that states that a country has a comparative advantage in the production of a product if that country is relatively well endowed with inputs used intensively in the production of that product is the?

A. Ricardo Malthus theorem
B. Heckscher Ohlin theorem
C. Lucas-Laffer theorem
D. Friedman Samuelson theorem
Answer» C. Lucas-Laffer theorem
26.

For the United States automobiles are ?

A. Imported, but not exported
B. Exported, but not imported
C. Exported and imported
D. Neither imported not exported
Answer» D. Neither imported not exported
27.

Term of trade for a country are the ratio of _______________ to _____________?

A. its opportunity costs; world opportunity costs
B. export prices; import prices
C. Value of exports; value of imports
D. its currency; other currencies
Answer» C. Value of exports; value of imports
28.

The term tariff, as used in international trade refers to ?

A. The price of goods when they leave the producing country
B. a limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country
C. a tax on imports
D. a government payment to encourage exports
Answer» D. a government payment to encourage exports
29.

The real income of domestic producers and consumers can be increased by ?

A. Technological progress, but not international trade
B. International trade but not technological progress
C. Technological Progress and international trade
D. Neither technological progress nor international trade
Answer» D. Neither technological progress nor international trade
30.

Which American industry has least been affected by import competition in recent years ?

A. Automobiles
B. Steel
C. Radios and TVs
D. Computer software
Answer» E.
31.

Technological improvements are similar to international trade since they both ?

A. Provide benefits for all producers and consumers
B. Increase the nation’s aggregate income
C. Reduce unemployment for all domestic workers
D. Ensure that industries can operate at less than full capacity
Answer» C. Reduce unemployment for all domestic workers
32.

In a floating exchange rate system ?

A. The government intervenes to influence the exchange rate
B. The exchange rate should adjust to equate the supply and demand of the currency
C. The Balance of payments should always be in surplus
D. The Balance of payments will always equal the government budget
Answer» C. The Balance of payments should always be in surplus
33.

International specialization takes place because of______________?

A. differences in technology
B. differences in factor endowments
C. scale economies
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
34.

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. Imports competing industries
C. Industries that sell to domestic and foreign buyers
D. Industries that sell to only foreign buyers
Answer» C. Industries that sell to domestic and foreign buyers
35.

Tariffs ?

A. Decrease the domestic price of a product
B. Increase government earnings from tax
C. Increase the quantity of imports
D. Decrease domestic production
Answer» D. Decrease domestic production
36.

A main advantage of specialization results from ?

A. Economies 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
Answer» B. The specializing country behaving as a monopoly
37.

Free trade is based on the principle of ?

A. Comparative advantage
B. Comparative scale
C. Economies of advantage
D. Production possibility advantage
Answer» B. Comparative scale
38.

If a country has a burden of debt it cannot sustain it can ?

A. reschedule debt
B. get a loan from an international organization
C. default on the loan
D. any of the above
Answer» E.
39.

If a nation has an open economy it means that the nation ?

A. Allows private ownership of capital
B. Has flexible exchange rates
C. Has fixed exchange rates
D. conducts trade with other countries
Answer» E.
40.

Which of the following is not an argument for protectionism ?

A. To protect infant industries
B. To increase the level of imports
C. To Protect strategic industries
D. To improve the balance of payments
Answer» C. To Protect strategic industries
41.

When countries from large trading blocs like the EU, the size of the bloc has the effect of improving them ?

A. balance of trade
B. comparative advantage
C. balance of payments
D. terms of trade
Answer» E.
42.

Import substitution is the replacement of ____ by domestic production _____ protection of ________?

A. exports, subsidies
B. exports, patents
C. imports, high tariffs or import quotas
D. imports, subsidies
Answer» D. imports, subsidies
43.

For the United States, commercial jetliners are ?

A. Imported, but not exported
B. Exported, but not imported
C. Imported and exported
D. Neither exported nor imported
Answer» D. Neither exported nor imported
44.

All of the following represent obstacles to LDC development except ?

A. resource scarcity
B. low levels of investment
C. low population
D. poor infrastructure
E. poor human capital
Answer» D. poor infrastructure
45.

LDCs are reluctant to pursue development through the export of primary products because of ____ and _____ ?

A. The upward trend in commodity prices the stability of primary products real prices
B. The upward trend in commodity prices, the volatility of primary products real prices
C. The downward trend in commodity prices the stability of primary products real prices
D. The downward trend in commodity prices the volatility of primary products real prices
Answer» E.
46.

A feasible effect of international trade is that a (an) ?

A. Monopoly in the home market becomes an oligopoly in the world market
B. Oligopoly in the home market becomes a monopoly in the world market
C. Purely competitive firm in the home market becomes an oligopolist
D. purely competitive firm in the home market becomes a monopolist
Answer» B. Oligopoly in the home market becomes a monopoly in the world market
47.

A sudden shift from import tariffs to free trade may induce short-term unemployment in ?

A. Import-competing industries
B. Industries that are only exporters
C. Industries that sell domestically as well as export
D. industries that neither import nor export
Answer» B. Industries that are only exporters
48.

International trade tends to cause welfare losses to at least some groups in a country ?

A. The less mobile the country’s resources
B. The more mobile the country’s resources
C. The lower the country’s initial living standard
D. The higher the country’s initial living standard
Answer» B. The more mobile the country’s resources
49.

International trade in goods and services tends to ?

A. Increase all domestic costs and prices
B. Keep all domestic costs and prices at the same level
C. Lessen the amount of competition facing home manufacturers
D. Increase the amount of competition facing home manufacturers
Answer» E.
50.

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
Answer» E.