Is it correct to say that if the total balance of payments does not equal zero, then the reserves account will automatically adjust to ensure it equals zero

a. Yes.
b. No.
c. The answer is "maybe" because it always depends on the circumstances.


.B

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A) A buyer who sets a price so that he can purchase any amount of a good he wants at a fixed price, if he has the money to pay for it, is called a price leader. B) All buyers in a perfectly competitive market set prices to compete in their market. C) The relative prices of goods do not affect a consumer's buying decision. D) A consumer in a perfectly competitive market buys only a tiny fraction of the total amount produced.

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How are the current account and the financial account related?

What will be an ideal response?

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The confidence problem of the Bretton Woods systems articulated by Robert Triffin refers to

A) the unwillingness of central banks to accumulate currency for fear of not being able to convert it to gold in case a run on the banks occurs. B) consumer fear of stock market instability. C) producer fear of rising wages. D) the lack of convertibility of gold into silver. E) low consumer spending because of balance of payment crises.

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A multinational agency that specializes solely in making loans to promote long-term development and growth in developing countries is the

A. International World Fund. B. Federal Reserve System. C. International Monetary Fund. D. World Bank.

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