According to the doctrine of purchasing-power parity, which of the following should depreciate if over the next year the inflation rate is higher in the U.S. than in the Euro area?
a. both the U.S. real exchange rate and the U.S. nominal exchange rate
b. the U.S. real exchange rate, but not the U.S. nominal exchange rate
c. the U.S. nominal exchange rate, but not the U.S. real exchange rate
d. neither the U.S. nominal exchange rate nor the U.S. real exchange rate
c
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A lump-sum tax per unit on imports is known as
a. a specific tariff b. an effective tariff c. a specific quota d. an effective quota e. an ad valorem quota
Core inflation includes energy and food cost increases.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
An examination of the Ricardian model of comparative advantage yields the clear result that trade is (potentially) beneficial for each of the two trading partners since it allows for an expanded consumption choice for each
However, for the world as a whole the expansion of production of one product must involve a decrease in the availability of the other, so that it is not clear that trade is better for the world as a whole as compared to an initial situation of non-trade (but efficient production in each country). Are there in fact gains from trade for the world as a whole? Explain.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. A company can manipulate uncontrollable factors to increase the demand for its product b. A company can manipulate uncontrollable factors to increase the supply of its product c. A company cannot manipulate uncontrollable factors to increase the demand for its product d. A company cannot manipulate controllable factors to increase the demand for its product