When foreign investors in Thailand began to realize that Thailand could not maintain its peg to the dollar indefinitely, they began to sell off their investments in Thailand and exchange the baht they received for dollars
This reduction in investment by foreigners is termed
A) stabilizing capitalization. B) capital inflow.
C) foreign direct investment. D) capital flight.
D
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What will be an ideal response?
The cash that a bank keeps in its vault is called its:
A. savings. B. loans. C. deposits. D. reserves.
Table 1.1 shows the hypothetical trade-off between different combinations of Stealth bombers and B-1 bombers that might be produced in a year with the limited U.S. capacity, ceteris paribus.Table 1.1Production Possibilities for BombersCombinationNumber of B-1 BombersOpportunity cost(Foregone Stealth)Number of Stealth BombersOpportunity cost (Foregone B-1)S0NA10 T1 9 U2 7 V3 4NAThe highest opportunity cost in Table 1.1 for B-1 bombers in terms of Stealth bombers is
A. 0.5 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber. B. 3 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber. C. 1 Stealth bomber per B-1 bomber. D. 2 Stealth bombers per B-1 bomber.
Which statement is true?
A. The federal, state, and local governments collect a combined total of over 40 percent of our GDP in the form of taxes. B. A rich person has a much lower marginal tax rate on their personal income taxes today than she did in 1980. C. The federal government spends more on foreign aid than it does on Medicare. D. Most Americans pay more in federal personal income tax than they do in payroll tax.