An exchange rate:
A. is the ratio of the dollar volume of a nation's exports to the dollar volume of its imports.
B. measures the interest rate ratios of any two nations.
C. is the amount that one nation must export to obtain $1 worth of imports.
D. is the price that the currencies of any two nations exchange for one another.
D. is the price that the currencies of any two nations exchange for one another.
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If there was an increase in technology other things equal, real GDP growth would ____ and real GDP growth per capita would ____. a. increase; increase
b. increase; be indeterminate. c. decrease; decrease. d. decrease; be indeterminate
The economy is considered to be at full employment when
a. the actual rate of unemployment is less than the natural rate. b. the leading economic indicators are unchanged for two consecutive quarters. c. structural unemployment is zero. d. frictional plus structural unemployment is less than the natural rate. e. the rate of cyclical unemployment is zero.
Assume that foreign capital flows from a nation increase due to political uncertainly and increased risk. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a fixed exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and real GDP in the context of the Three-Sector-Model? a. The real risk-free interest rate rises and real GDP falls
b. The real risk-free interest rate falls and real GDP rises. c. The real risk-free interest rate rises and real GDP remains the same. d. The real risk-free interest rate and real GDP remain the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
Lawrence is a photographer. He has $230 to spend and wants to buy either a flash for his camera or a new tripod. Both the flash and tripod cost $230, so he can only buy one. This illustrates the principle that
a. trade can make everyone better off. b. people face trade-offs. c. rational people think at the margin. d. people respond to incentives.