Which of the following is considered a major player in the financial system?
A. Intermediaries
B. Entrepreneurs
C. Speculators
D. Students
D. Students
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A decrease in the value of a country's currency is known as ________
A) a spot exchange rate B) a depreciation of its value C) an appreciation of its value D) a forward spotting
Modern work in economic history by people like Robert Fogel (1964) and Albert Fishlow (1965) shows
(a) that railroads were the indispensable key to rapid economic growth in the 19th century. (b) that the levels of Gross National Product (GNP) reached in 1890 would have been reached in 1880 had it not been for reckless railroad speculation. (c) that less than 5% of the country's late 19th-century economic growth was attributable to railroads. (d) none of the above.
What is the assumption underlying public-choice theory?
A) Elected officials believe in cooperating with one another and they seek to avoid competition among themselves. B) The costs and benefits of being efficient are the same whether one is in the private sector or in the public sector. C) Individuals act within the political process to improve their own individual well-being. D) Resources in the public sector are not scarce.
If two investments are perfectly positively correlated:
A. there is no benefit from diversification. B. bets are perfectly hedged and risks are canceled out. C. diversification reduces risk without changing the expected payoff. D. diversification reduces both risk and the expected payoff.