Suppose the majority of the shares of Ford stock were sold to a Japanese firm. Assuming all else remains constant, this will
A) decrease net portfolio investment in the United States.
B) increase foreign direct investment in the United States.
C) increase the balance of the U.S. current account.
D) create a capital outflow in the United States.
E) increase the balance of the U.S. financial account.
E
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A) $0.50 a bagel B) -$5.00 an hour C) $0 an hour D) $5.00 an hour
Long-term interest rates are an example of
A) an intermediate target. B) an operating target. C) a monetary policy objective. D) a monetary policy tool.
List three bogus arguments about the “burden of the debt,” and point out the errors in each of the arguments.
What will be an ideal response?
In economics, the term physical capital
A) refers to funds used by businesses to acquire goods and services. B) refers to all manufactured resources used for production. C) refers to the process of raising funds through the stock market. D) refers to the stock of merchandise already produced.