Protecting intellectual property rights:
A. gives no incentive to innovate.
B. encourages research and development.
C. will increase total surplus for society.
D. only benefits producers in society.
B. encourages research and development.
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Suppose that a currency's value is found to be overvalued by using purchasing power parity. Then
A) the currency will appreciate in the future but we don't know when. B) we know when and how much the currency will depreciate. C) the interest rate in the country will change in order to restore purchasing power parity. D) we know when and how much the currency will appreciate. E) the currency will depreciate in the future but we don't know when.
The international agreement on intellectual property administered by the WTO is known as __________.
A. GATT B. NAFTA C. TRIPS D. WTOP
Refer to Table 7-6. Prior to trade, what was the opportunity cost to produce 1 belt in Morocco?
A) 1/2 of a sword B) 1 sword C) 1.5 swords D) 2 swords
The mismanagement of financial liberalization in emerging market countries can be understood as a severe
A) principal/agent problem. B) asymmetric information problem. C) lemons problem. D) free-rider problem.