Economics Mcqs
The labour force can be defined as ?

A. Those who could claim benefit if they were to become unemployed.
B. The population between school leaving age and retirement age.
C. Anyone who is working or actively seeking work
D. Those of working age who are seeking work and are available to for work at current wage rates.

An individual who is not working and who has given up looking for work is classfied as ?

A. A discouraged worker:
B. Unemployed.
C. Hard core unemployed.
D. Unemployable

Cyclical unemployment is the ?

A. Portion of unemployment that is due to the normal working of the labour market
B. Portion of unemployment that is due to changes in the structure of the economy that results in a significant loss of jobs in certain industries.
C. Unemployment that results when people become discouraged about their chances of finding a job so they stop looking for work.
D. Unemployment that occurs during recessions and depressions.

The main features of the European Monetary system are ?

A. The ecu
B. Currency swap agreement between member
C. The exchange rate mechanism
D. All of the above

The single European Act committed ________ governments to a ________ in 1992?

A. European union, single market
B. Western european, single currency area
C. European union, single currency area
D. Western european, single market

A monetary union means ________, ________ and ________?

A. Permanently fixed capital movements floating exchange rates a fixed structure of interest rates
B. Permanently fixed exchange rates, free capital movements, a single interest rates
C. A common currency a single central bank, common monetary policy
D. A common currency floating exchange rates common monetary policy

The Maastricht criteria for entry to the EMU are that applicants should have ?

A. low inflation
B. low interest rates
C. stable nominal exchange rates
D. budget deficits and government debt under control

In the EMU a country’s competitiveness can change because of ?

A. Interest rate adjustment
B. Central bank intervention in the forex
C. Domestic wage and price adjustment
D. Devaluation

What is meant by an objective ?

A. A policy
B. A way of reaching a target
C. A target
D. A strategy

Fiscal policy is weak under floating exchanges rates as fiscal expansion ?

A. Crowds out imports
B. Crowds out public consumption
C. Crowds out exports
D. Reduces the budget deficit