Question 1

Discuss the pegged exchange rate regime.

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Under a pegged exchange rate regime, a c...

Question 2

Which of the following arguments is in favor of floating exchange rates?

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A)   A country's ability to expand or contract its money supply should be limited by the need to maintain exchange rate parity.
B)   Maintaining balance of trade equilibrium is not in the best interest of a country.
C)   Countries can isolate themselves from uncertainties when they trade using a mutually agreed on exchange rate.
D)   Governments can restore monetary control by removing the obligation to maintain exchange rate parity.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Discuss the criticism that IMF is exacerbating a problem called moral hazard.

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Moral hazard arises when people behave r...

Question 4

Compare and contrast a pegged exchange system with a dirty float system of exchange rates.

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A pegged exchange rate means the value o...

Question 5

Which of the following is the exchange rate policy where the government intervenes in the exchange rate system only in a limited way?

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A)   Managed float
B)   Fixed peg
C)   Free float
D)   Currency boardE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The IMF made pegging Mexican peso to the dollar, a condition for lending money to the Mexican government in the 1980s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Moral hazard arises when people behave recklessly because they know they will be saved if things go wrong.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Adopting a pegged exchange rate regime increases the inflationary pressures in a country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

With the help of an example, explain how balance-of-trade equilibrium is maintained under the gold standard.

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A country is in balance-of-trade equilib...

Question 10

Government projects were a factor behind the investment boom in most Southeast Asian economies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Gold par value refers to the ____.

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A)   ratio of price of gold in a currency to price of gold in U.S. dollars
B)   amount of a currency needed to purchase one ounce of gold
C)   ratio of price of gold in a currency to price of gold in euros
D)   amount of gold required to equal the reference currency that a nation is usingE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Interest rates adjust automatically under a strict currency board system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Compare currency crisis, banking crisis, and foreign debt crisis.

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A currency crisis occurs when a speculat...

Question 14

In the 1990s, most of the borrowing by the companies who invested in Asian countries had been in local currencies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Under a _____ exchange rate regime, a country will attach the value of its currency to that of a major currency.

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A)   managed float
B)   pegged
C)   free float
D)   currency boardE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following changes were made to IMF's Articles of Agreement in the Jamaica agreement?

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A)   IMF members were permitted to use Dollar as the convertible currency.
B)   Gold was declared as a formal reserve asset for IMF members.
C)   IMF members were permitted to sell their gold reserves at the market price.
D)   IMF members were restricted from entering the foreign exchange market.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Present the common arguments that favor fixed exchange rates.

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The case for fixed exchange rates revolv...

Question 18

Firms should not utilize the forward exchange market when they are faced with uncertainty about the future value of currencies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Implementing a fixed exchange rate regime increases the price inflation in countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Moral hazard arises when people behave recklessly because ____.

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A)   of the restrictions that exist in a country's monetary policy
B)   of the restrictions that IMF has imposed on them
C)   they know they will be saved if things go wrong
D)   they face financial difficulties arising out of external factorsE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 11: The International Monetary System

Present the common arguments that favor fixed exchange rates.

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Which of the following is the exchange rate policy where the government intervenes in the exchange rate system only in a limited way?

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Compare currency crisis, banking crisis, and foreign debt crisis.

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Moral hazard arises when people behave recklessly because they know they will be saved if things go wrong.

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Under a _____ exchange rate regime, a country will attach the value of its currency to that of a major currency.

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Government projects were a factor behind the investment boom in most Southeast Asian economies.

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Firms should not utilize the forward exchange market when they are faced with uncertainty about the future value of currencies.

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Gold par value refers to the ____.

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Moral hazard arises when people behave recklessly because ____.

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The IMF made pegging Mexican peso to the dollar, a condition for lending money to the Mexican government in the 1980s.

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Interest rates adjust automatically under a strict currency board system.

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Discuss the criticism that IMF is exacerbating a problem called moral hazard.

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In the 1990s, most of the borrowing by the companies who invested in Asian countries had been in local currencies.

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Compare and contrast a pegged exchange system with a dirty float system of exchange rates.

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Which of the following arguments is in favor of floating exchange rates?

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Adopting a pegged exchange rate regime increases the inflationary pressures in a country.

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Discuss the pegged exchange rate regime.

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Implementing a fixed exchange rate regime increases the price inflation in countries.

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Which of the following changes were made to IMF's Articles of Agreement in the Jamaica agreement?

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With the help of an example, explain how balance-of-trade equilibrium is maintained under the gold standard.

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