TEST BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS THEORY AND POLICY 6TH EDITION BY KRUGMAN AND OBSTFELD

TEST BANK FOR
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
THEORY AND POLICY 6TH
EDITION BY KRUGMAN AND
OBSTFELD

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TEST BANK
To accompany

International Economics: Theory and Policy
Sixth Edition
Krugman and Obstfeld



Dr. Mitchell Kellman
The City College of The City University of New
York, and
The Graduate Center, The City University of New
York


And

Dr. Yochanan Shachmurove
The City College of The City University of New
York, and
The University of Pennsylvania




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Contents Page

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 Labor Productivity and Comparative Advantage: The Ricardian Model 14
Chapter 3 Specific Factors and Income Distribution 28
Chapter 4 Resources and Trade: The Heckscher-Ohlin Model 41
Chapter 5 The Standard Trade Model 56
Chapter 6 Economies of Scale, imperfect Competition, and International Trade 70
Chapter 7 International Factor Movements 82
Chapter 8 The Instruments of Trade Policy 96
Chapter 9 The Political Economy of Trade Policy 108
Chapter 10 Trade Policy in Developing Countries 121
Chapter 11 Strategic Trade Policy in Advanced Countries 133
Chapter 12 National Income Accounting and the Balance of Payments 147
Chapter 13 Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market:
An Asset Approach 164
Chapter 14 Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates 189
Chapter 15 Price Levels and Exchange Rate in the Long Run 210
Chapter 16 Output and Exchange Rate in the Short Run 237
Chapter 17 Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention 256
Chapter 18 The International Monetary System, 1870 – 1973 278
Chapter 19 Macroeconomic Policy and Coordination Under
Floating Exchange Rates 302
Chapter 20 Optimum Currency Areas and the European Experience 324
Chapter 21 The Global Capital Market: Performance and Policy Problems 346
Chapter 22 Developing Countries: Growth, Crisis, and Reform 370




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Chapter 1: Introduction

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Historians of economic thought often describe ___________ written by _______
and published in __________ as the first real exposition of an economic model.
A. "Of the Balance of Trade,” David Hume, 1776
B. "Wealth of Nations," David Hume, 1758
C. "Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith, 1758
D. "Wealth of Nations," Adam Smith, 1776
E. "Of the Balance of Trade," David Hume, 1758

Answer: E

2. From 1959 to 2000,
A. the U.S. economy roughly tripled in size.
B. U.S. imports roughly tripled in size.
C. the share of US Trade in the economy roughly tripled in size.
D. U.S. Imports roughly tripled as compared to U.S. exports.
E. U.S. exports roughly tripled in size.

Answer: C

3. The United States is less dependent on trade than most other countries because
A. the United States is a relatively large country.
B. the United States is a "Superpower.".
C. the military power of the United States makes it less dependent on
anything.
D. the United States invests in many other countries
E. many countries invest in the United States.

Answer: A

4. Ancient theories of international economics from the 18th and 19th Centuries are:
A. not relevant to current policy analysis.
B. are only of moderate relevance in today's modern international economy.
C. are highly relevant in today's modern international economy.
D. are the only theories that actually relevant to modern international
economy.
E. are not well understood by modern mathematically oriented theorists.

Answer: C




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