Exam 9: The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments

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If foreign investment in the United States exceeds U.S. investment abroad, there is a_________ ; and when U.S. investment abroad exceeds foreign investment in the United States, there is_________ .

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When the value of one currency falls relative to another currency, the exchange rate for the first currency has

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On the island country of Sunshine where the unit of currency is fish, net exports are 50 fish, saving is 250 fish, net taxes are 100 fish, and the government budget deficit is 175 fish. The private sector has a________ .

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The official settlements account records the change in___________ .

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The exchange rate is the

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Suppose that $1 U.S. costs $1.50 Canadian. If in St. Louis a CD costs $10 U.S. and in Montreal it costs $15 Canadian, then__________ .

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Investor Expected future value of a dollar (francs per doll ar) Investor A 120 Investor B 100 Investor C 85 -Using the table above, if the current market value of the dollar is 70 francs,

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The current account balance is equal to

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If the dollarʹs value changes from 120 yen per dollar to 110 yen per dollar, the dollar has

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The price of a computer in the United States is $1,000. The price of a car in Germany is 10,000 euros. The current exchange rate is 0.9 euros per dollar. a) If a computer is exported from the United States to Germany with no barriers to trade, what will be the price of the computer in Germany? b) If a car is imported to the United States from Germany with no barriers to trade, what will be the price of the car in the United States? c) Suppose the dollar appreciates by 10 percent against the euro. How will the price of a computer exported from the United States change in Germany? d) Suppose the dollar appreciates by 10 percent against the euro. How will the price of a car imported to the United States from Germany change in the United States?

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The larger the value of U.S. imports, the greater the quantity of causing the quantity supplied of _________dollars to _________.

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In October 2008, Icelandʹs central bank increased its lending rate to 18% in an ʺeffort to prop up the countryʹs frozen current and markets.ʺ www.nytimes.com, October, 29, 2008) As a result, there was _________, holding all else the same.

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The private sector balance is equal to ________ .

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In the foreign exchange market, a change in which of the following will result in a movement along the demand curve for U.S. dollars?

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Assume that there is an increased demand in the United States for European wines. If all other factors are held constant, this change will result in

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Suppose that the U.S. interest rate is 5 percent and the Japanese interest rate is 1 percent. The effect of this difference in the foreign exchange market is that

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In 2009, Germanyʹs capital account was -$135 million. This implies that

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Give an example of currency depreciation and appreciation.

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If the European Central Bank increases interest rates,

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Item Dollars Exports 500 Imports 400 Government sector surplus 250 Private sector deficit -150 -The above table describes accounts for the country of Pacifica. Using this information, net exports for Pacifica equals

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