Question 1
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In Japan liegen die Zinsen seit Jahren nahe 0&, während in der USA deutlich höhere Zinserträge von angenommen 4% zu erzielen waren. Ein Investor, der dennoch in Japan investierte, erwartete für den Wechselkurs (Yen pro Dollar) jährlich:
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Einen Anstieg um höchsten 4%
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Einen Anstieg um mindestens4%
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Einen Rückgangum höchsten 4%
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Einen Rückgangum mindestens 4%
Question 2
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Nehmen Sie an der €/Franken Kurs liege aktuell bei 0,83 €/Franken, der schweizerische Zins bei 0,39% und der Zins im Euroraum bei 1,33%. Bei Gültigkeit der (ungedeckten) Zinsparität beträgt der vom Markt erwartete Wechselkurs in einem Jahr damit:
Question 3
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Die Analyse der mittleren Frist unterscheidet sich von der kurzen Frist durch
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die Betrachtung des realen Wechselkurses.
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Die Vernachlässigung der Zinsparität.
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Der Verzicht der Annahme der fixen Preise.
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Keine der genannten Antworten.
Question 4
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Der amerikanische Zins für eine 3-Monatsanleihe liegt bei 4% pro Jahr. Der $/€ Kurs liegt bei 1,3 $/€. Die Marktteilnehmer rechnen mit einer Abwertung des $/-Kurses innerhalb der nächsten 3 Monate auf 1,274 $/€. Deshalb muss der inländische Zins auf Grund der Zinsparitätenbedingung approxomativ
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3% p.a. betragen
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6% p.a. betragen
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12% p.a. betragen
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24% p.a. betragen
Question 5
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European countries have never been negatively affected by exchange rate volatility among their currencies (prior to Euro adoption) because their currencies are heavily integrated with another.
Question 6
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A system of fixed exchange rates and a common currency are prefect substitutes.
Question 7
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Countries that form a monetary union have to set rules for their fiscal policies to maintain
the stability of their exchange rate.
Question 8
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To be admitted to the European Monetary Union, countries must satisfy a set of minimum
requirements based on a set of macroeconomic variables.
Question 9
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The European Central Bank pursues as its main objective the goal of price stability.
Question 10
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During its first ten years of life, the European Central Bank has de facto behaved as the
Bundesbank would have done.
Question 11
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A group of countries is said to form an ‘optimal currency area’ only if the macroeconomic
benefits from having just one currency outweigh the costs.
Question 12
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Since the introduction of the euro, price differentials have completely disappeared between
euro member countries.
Question 13
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There exist divergent estimates about the positive trade effects of the euro on member
countries, but all of them point to a significant increase in trade flows among member
countries.
Question 14
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There is no cost of sacrificing exchange rate flexibility between different regions if wages and
prices are perfectly flexible.
Question 15
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If wages and prices are not flexible, the main cost of sacrificing exchange rate flexibility
between different regions depends on whether these regions face asymmetric shocks to
aggregate demand.
Question 16
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Euro member countries have faced no asymmetric shocks in the first ten years of the euro;
therefore the euro area can be considered and ‘optimal currency area’.