Question 1

How does foreign direct investment compare with indirect portfolio investment?

Accepted Answer

A) Foreign direct investment involves investments such as owning a factory,company,or real estate in a foreign country,whereas indirect portfolio investment involves such things as buying stocks and bonds or making loans to a foreign company. 
B) Foreign direct investment involves investments such as owning a factory,company,or real estate in a foreign country,whereas indirect portfolio investment involves such things as taking loans from a foreign company. 
C) Foreign direct investment involves actions such as trading in the currency of a foreign country,whereas indirect portfolio investment involves such things as buying stocks and bonds or making loans to a foreign company. 
D) Foreign direct investment involves making loans to a foreign company,whereas indirect portfolio investment involves taking loans from a foreign company. 
A) Foreign direct investment involves investments such as owning a factory,company,or real estate in a foreign country,whereas indirect portfolio investment involves such things as buying stocks and bonds or making loans to a foreign company. 
B) Foreign direct investment involves investments such as owning a factory,company,or real estate in a foreign country,whereas indirect portfolio investment involves such things as taking loans from a foreign company. 
C) Foreign direct investment involves actions such as trading in the currency of a foreign country,whereas indirect portfolio investment involves such things as buying stocks and bonds or making loans to a foreign company. 
D) Foreign direct investment involves making loans to a foreign company,whereas indirect portfolio investment involves taking loans from a foreign company.

Question 2

Which of the following is a reason states go into debt?

Accepted Answer

A) due to a trade deficit 
B) due to bad investments 
C) borrowing to pay for government budget surpluses 
D) to create greater standing wealth 
A) due to a trade deficit 
B) due to bad investments 
C) borrowing to pay for government budget surpluses 
D) to create greater standing wealth

Question 3

Inflation in __________ was lower than in __________ in 2014.

Accepted Answer

A) China,the industrialized West 
B) South Asia,the Middle East 
C) Latin America,Africa 
D) Africa,Russia/CIS 
A) China,the industrialized West 
B) South Asia,the Middle East 
C) Latin America,Africa 
D) Africa,Russia/CIS

Question 4

Use of the gold standard was an example of a(n)__________ exchange rate.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use of the gold standard was an...

Question 5

Reserves of hard currency and gold maintained by states back a national currency and cover short-term imbalances in international financial flows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

For centuries,the global currency that had value in all countries was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the U.S.dollar 
B) the British pound 
C) precious metals 
D) the SDR 
A) the U.S.dollar 
B) the British pound 
C) precious metals 
D) the SDR

Question 7

The rise of the dollar-gold standard in 1971 reflected the decline of America's preeminent financial position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Governments often prefer a weak value for their own currency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

With respect to its position in the international economy,the United States __________.

Accepted Answer

A) has had a trade deficit since the early 1980s 
B) is as strong relative to other countries as it was in the 1950s 
C) has had high unemployment since the mid-1990s 
D) was once the world's leading debtor state,but is now the leading lender state 
A) has had a trade deficit since the early 1980s 
B) is as strong relative to other countries as it was in the 1950s 
C) has had high unemployment since the mid-1990s 
D) was once the world's leading debtor state,but is now the leading lender state

How does foreign direct investment compare with indirect portfolio investment?

Which of the following is a reason states go into debt?

Inflation in was lower than in in 2014.

Use of the gold standard was an example of a(n)__________ exchange rate.

Reserves of hard currency and gold maintained by states back a national currency and cover short-term imbalances in international financial flows.

For centuries,the global currency that had value in all countries was __________.

The rise of the dollar-gold standard in 1971 reflected the decline of America's preeminent financial position.

Governments often prefer a weak value for their own currency.

With respect to its position in the international economy,the United States __________.

The Globalization of International Relations

Realist Theories

Liberal and Social Theories

Foreign Policy

International Conflict

Military Force and Terrorism

International Organization, Law, and Human Rights

International Trade

International Integration

Environment and Population

The North-South Gap

International Development

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Exam 9: Global Finance and Business

How does foreign direct investment compare with indirect portfolio investment?

Which of the following is a reason states go into debt?

Inflation in __________ was lower than in __________ in 2014.

Use of the gold standard was an example of a(n)__________ exchange rate.

Reserves of hard currency and gold maintained by states back a national currency and cover short-term imbalances in international financial flows.

For centuries,the global currency that had value in all countries was __________.

The rise of the dollar-gold standard in 1971 reflected the decline of America's preeminent financial position.

Governments often prefer a weak value for their own currency.

With respect to its position in the international economy,the United States __________.

The Globalization of International Relations

Realist Theories

Liberal and Social Theories

Foreign Policy

International Conflict

Military Force and Terrorism

International Organization, Law, and Human Rights

International Trade

International Integration

Environment and Population

The North-South Gap

International Development

Filters

Inflation in was lower than in in 2014.