How and why did Europe set up its single currency?
What will be an ideal response?
The why part is because large fluctuations in the exchange rates among the European countries disturbed trade. Also, one of the main reasons was to design a way to prevent future world war. The how part of the question is related to the collapse of Bretton Woods and the European Currency reform of 1969-1978. The Werner Report of 1971 establishes three-phase program to lead to the EMU.
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A) there is no factor substitution in production. B) the opportunity cost of production is constant. C) there are unemployed factor resources. D) a country does not engage in trade. E) transportation costs are very high.
If the interest elasticity of money demand is -0.1, by what percent does money demand change if the nominal interest rate rises from 2% to 3%?
A) -0.1% B) 5% C) 0% D) -5%
Returns to specialization can occur when
A) increasing the amount of labor allows workers to specialize. B) the exponents of the Cobb-Douglas production function are greater than 1. C) a firm doubles its inputs. D) the average cost curve is above the marginal costs curve.
Adam Smith believed that the rich man enjoys his riches primarily because he gets great pleasure from
a. the goods and services he can buy b. his donations to charity c. leaving an inheritance to his heirs d. the attention he gets from others e. his easy life of leisure