A speculative attack is:
A. the imposition of tariffs and quotas to prevent the inflow of foreign goods.
B. a presumptive decrease in the officially fixed value of a currency.
C. a massive selling of domestic currency assets by domestic and foreign financial investors.
D. a presumptive increase in the officially fixed value of a currency.
Answer: C
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A) money supply decreases, and the money supply curve shifts to the right. B) money supply decreases, and the money supply curve shifts to the left. C) money supply increases, and the money supply curve shifts to the left. D) money supply increases, and the money supply curve shifts to the right.
The law of supply states that other things remaining the same, a decrease in the price of a kayak leads to
A) a decrease in the supply of kayaks. B) a decrease in the quantity of kayaks supplied. C) an increase in the supply of kayaks. D) an increase in the quantity of kayaks supplied. E) an increase in the supply of kayaks and a decrease in the quantity of kayaks supplied.
To implement the Friedman rule for long-term monetary policy, the monetary authority would need to set the
A) inflation rate equal to zero. B) nominal rate of interest equal to zero. C) real rate of interest equal to zero. D) money growth rate equal to zero.
High monopoly profits are possible if each of the oligopolists in a market: a. cooperates by reducing its output
b. cooperates by reducing its price. c. pursues self-interest by increasing its output. d. pursues self-interest by decreasing its output.