Economics Mcqs
Relatively low real interest rates in the United States tend to ?

A. Decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to depreciate
B. Decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate
C. Increase the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to depreciate
D. Decrease the foreign demand for dollars causing the dollar to appreciate

Given a system of floating exchange rates rising income in the United States would trigger a (an) ?

A. Increasing in the demand for imports and an increasing in the demand for foreign currency
B. Increase in the demand for imports and decrease in the demand for foreign currency
C. Decrease in the demand for imports and an increase in the demand for foreign currency
D. Decrease in the demand for imports and a decrease in the demand for foreign currency

Under a system of floating exchange rates relatively low productivity and high inflation rates in the United States results in a (an) ?

A. Increase in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
B. Increase in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
C. Decrease in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
D. Decrease in the demand for foreign currency and increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar

Under a system of floating exchange rates relatively high productivity and low inflation rates in the United States results in a (an) ?

A. Increase in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
B. Increase in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar
C. Decrease in the demand for foreign currency a decrease in the supply of foreign currency and a depreciation in the dollar
D. Decrease in the demand for foreign currency an increase in the supply of foreign currency and a appreciation in the dollar

Which example of market expectations causes the dollar to depreciate against the yen – expectation that the U.S economy will have ?

A. Faster growth than japan
B. Higher future interest rates than japan
C. More rapid money supply growth than japan
D. Lower inflation rates than japan

Suppose that rising U.S income leads to higher sales and profits in the United States This would likely result in ?

A. Increasing portfolio investment into the united states
B. Decreasing portfolio investment into the united states
C. Increasing direct investment into the united states
D. Decreasing direct investment into the united states

Suppose that the purchasing power parity estimate of the dollar/euro exchange rate is $1.30 per euro, and the current spot rate is $1.3 8 per euro. Comparing these two exchange rates from a long-run viewpoint you would ?

A. Anticipate the dollar to depreciate against the euro
B. Anticipate the dollar to appreciate against the euro
C. Anticipate the dollar’s exchange rate against the euro to remain constant
D. Have no anticipation concerning future movements in the dollar/euro exchange rate

Consulting firms that use large-scale econometric models to forecast exchange rate movements are engaging in ?

A. Judgmental analysis
B. Fundamental analysis
C. Technical analysis
D. Nontechnical analysis