Question 1
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The meaning of "terms of trade" is
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the price of a country's exports divided by the price of its imports.
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the amount of exports sold by a country.
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the price conditions bargained for in international markets.
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the quantities of imports received in free trade.
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the tariffs in place between two trading countries.
Question 2
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A country cannot produce a mix of products with a higher value than where
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the isovalue line is tangent to the production possibility frontier.
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the isovalue line intersects the production possibility frontier.
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the isovalue line is above the production possibility frontier.
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the isovalue line is below the production possibility frontier.
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the isovalue line is tangent with the indifference curve.
Question 3
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Tastes of individuals are represented by
Question 4
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If the ratio of price of cloth (PC) divided by the price of food (PF) increases in the international marketplace, then
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the terms of trade of cloth exporters will improve.
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all countries would be better off.
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the terms of trade of food exporters will improve.
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the terms of trade of all countries will improve.
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the terms of trade of cloth exporters will worsen.
Question 5
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If the ratio of price of cloth (PC) divided by the price of food (PF) increases in the international marketplace, then
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the cloth exporter will increase the quantity of cloth produced.
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the cloth exporter will increase the quantity of cloth exported.
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the food exporter will increase the quantity of food exported.
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the cloth exporter will decrease the quantity of cloth exported.
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the country would import more cloth.
Question 6
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If the ratio of price of cloth (PC) divided by the price of food (PF) increases in the international marketplace, then
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world relative quantity of cloth supplied will increase.
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world relative quantity of cloth supplied and demanded will increase.
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world relative quantity of cloth supplied and demanded will decrease.
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world relative quantity of cloth demanded will decrease.
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world relative quantity of food will increase.
Question 7
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A country will be able to consume a combination of goods that is not attainable solely from domestic production if
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the world terms of trade differ from its domestic relative costs.
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the country specializes in one product.
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the country avoids international trade.
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the world terms of trade equal the domestic relative costs.
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the country's domestic production value equals world relative value.
Question 8
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Terms of trade refers to
Question 9
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If points A and B are two locations on a country's production possibility frontiers, then
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the country could produce either of the two bundles.
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consumers are indifferent between the two bundles.
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producers are indifferent between the two bundles.
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at any point in time, the country could produce both.
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both bundles must have the same relative cost.
Question 10
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If the economy is producing at point a on its production possibility frontier, then
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all of the country's workers are employed.
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all of the country's workers are specialized in one product.
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all of the country's capital is used for one product.
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all of its capital is used, but not efficiently.
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all of the country's exports are produced in equal amounts.
Question 11
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Refer to the figure above, which shows a country's possible production possibility frontiers and indifference curves. If the country is producing at ______________, then moving to ______________ will cause utility to ____________.
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point b; point c; remain unchanged
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point a; point b; increase
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point c; point b; increase
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point c; point b; decrease
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point a; point c; remain unchanged
Question 12
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If two countries with diminishing returns and different marginal rates of substitution between two products were to engage in trade, then
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the marginal rates of substitution of both would become equal.
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the shapes of their respective production possibility frontiers would change.
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the larger of the two countries would dominate their trade.
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the country with relatively elastic supplies would export more.
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the opportunity costs for the smaller country would increase.
Question 13
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If a country began exporting product A and importing product B, then, as compared to the autarky (no-trade) situation, the marginal cost of product A will
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increase.
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decrease.
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shift outward.
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shift inward.
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remain the same.
Question 14
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When the production possibility frontier shifts out relatively more in one direction, we have
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biased growth.
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unbiased growth.
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immiserizing growth.
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balanced growth.
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imbalanced growth.
Question 15
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Suppose that a country experiences growth strongly biased toward its export, cloth
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this will tend to worsen the country's terms of trade.
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this will tend to improve the country's terms of trade.
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this will tend to leave the country's terms of trade unchanged.
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this will tend to worsen the terms of trade for the country's trading partner.
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this will increase the price of cloth relative to the imported good.
Question 16
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Suppose that a "small country" experiences growth strongly biased toward its export, cloth
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this will have no effect on terms of trade for the country's trading partner.
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this will tend to worsen the country's terms of trade.
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this will tend to improve the country's terms of trade.
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this will tend to worsen terms of trade for the country's trading partner.
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this will tend to improve terms of trade for the country's trading partner.
Question 17
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Refer to the figure above, which shows a country's possible production possibility frontiers and indifference curves. If the country is producing at __________, then moving to ___________ will cause utility to ___________________.
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point c; point b; remain unchanged
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point a; point b; increase
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point c; point b; increase
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point c; point b; decrease
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point a; point c; remain unchanged
Question 18
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Refer to the figure above, which shows a country's possible production possibility frontiers and indifference curves. If the country is producing at __________, then moving to ___________ will cause utility to ___________________.
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point b; point a; increase
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point a; point b; increase
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point c; point b; increase
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point c; point b; decrease
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point a; point c; remain unchanged
Question 19
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If the U.S. (a large country) imposes a tariff on its imported good, this will tend to
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improve the terms of trade of the United States.
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have no effect on terms of trade.
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improve the terms of trade of all countries.
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cause a deterioration of U.S. terms of trade.
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raise the world price of the good imported by the United States.
Question 20
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If Slovenia is a small country in world trade terms, then if it imposes a large series of tariffs on many of its imports, this would
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have no effect on its terms of trade.
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improve its terms of trade.
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deteriorate its terms of trade.
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decrease its marginal propensity to consume.
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increase its exports.
Question 21
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If Slovenia is a large country in world trade, then if it imposes a large set of tariffs on many of its imports, this would
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improve its terms of trade.
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have no effect on its terms of trade.
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harm its terms of trade.
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decrease its marginal propensity to consume.
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increase its exports.
Question 22
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If Slovenia were a large country in world trade, then if it imposes a large set of tariffs on its imports, this must
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decrease the internal price of imports below the world market rate.
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cause retaliation on the part of its trade partners.
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harm Slovenia's real income.
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improve Slovenia's real income.
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improve the real income of its trade partners.
Question 23
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If Slovenia were a large country in world trade, then if it instituted a large set of subsidies for its exports, this must
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harm its terms of trade.
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have no effect on its terms of trade.
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improve its terms of trade.
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decrease its marginal propensity to consume.
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harm world terms of trade.
Question 24
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If Slovenia were a large country in world trade, then if it instituted a large set of subsidies for its exports, this must
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improve the real income of its trade partners.
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cause retaliation on the part of its trade partners.
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harm Slovenia's real income.
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improve Slovenia's real income.
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increase internal prices above the world market rate.
Question 25
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If a small country were to levy a tariff on its imports then this would
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decrease the country's economic welfare.
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have no effect on that country's economic welfare.
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increase the country's economic welfare.
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change the terms of trade.
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raise prices on its exports in other countries.
Question 26
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An increase in a country's net commodity terms of trade will
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not always guarantee positive changes in the country's economy.
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always increase the country's economic welfare.
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always increase the country's real income.
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never increase the country's quantity of exports.
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always increase the country's production of its import competing good.
Question 27
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An import tariff will cause the relative demand for ____________ to ________________ and the relative supply for _______________ to ________________.
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imports; decrease; imports; increase
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imports; increase; imports; decrease
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exports; increase; exports; decrease
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exports; decrease; exports; increase
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exports; increase; imports; decrease
Question 28
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An export subsidy will cause the relative demand for _______________ to ________________ and the relative supply for ______________ to ______________.
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exports; decrease; exports; increase
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imports; decrease; imports; increase
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imports; increase; imports; decrease
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exports; increase; exports; decrease
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exports; increase; imports; decrease
Question 29
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An import tariff will cause the terms of trade of the _______________ country to ______________ and will _______________ the country.
Question 30
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An export subsidy will cause the terms of trade of the ____________ country to ____________ and will ______________ the country.
Question 31
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International borrowing and lending may be interpreted as one form of
Question 32
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If one observes that Japan was traditionally a net foreign lender, one could conclude that relative to its international trade and financial partners
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Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are biased toward present consumption.
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Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are biased toward future consumption.
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Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are larger than that of the other countries.
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Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are not biased.
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Japan preferred to consume beyond its production in the present.
Question 33
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Rapidly growing developing countries tend to be borrowers on the international capital markets. From this information we may surmise that they have a comparative advantage in
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future income.
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capital goods.
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disposable income.
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consumer goods.
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present income.
Question 34
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It may be argued that theoretically, international capital movements
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tend to hurt labor in donor countries.
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tend to hurt the donor countries.
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tend to hurt the recipient countries.
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tend to hurt labor in recipient countries.
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increase future production in donor countries.
Question 35
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The intertemporal tradeoff between present and future consumption is measured by the
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real interest rate.
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inflation rate.
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nominal interest rate.
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terms of trade.
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rate of economic growth.
Question 36
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A fall in the real interest rate, all other things held constant, will cause a country's ___________ to ______________.
Question 37
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An increase in the real interest rate, all other things held constant, will cause a country's ____________ to _______________.
Question 38
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The price of _____________ consumption in terms of _________________ consumption is ____________________.
Question 39
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The intertemporal budget constraint is defined as:
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DP + DF/(1+r) = QP + QF/(1+r)
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V = QP + QF/(1 + r)
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V = DP + DF/(1 + r)
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DF + DP/(1 + r) = QF + QP/(1 + r)
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DP + DF(1 + r) = QP + QF(1 + r)