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Consider debt-equity swaps as an approach to debt reduction. Briefly describe how this works. State two arguments in favor of significant reliance on this strategy and two arguments against.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Question 2 - Studies show that improved education of women in developing countries leads to
 
  (a) lower infant mortality.
  (b) better designed, market based development policies.
  (c) lower international dependence.
  (d) all of the above.

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Question 3 - What kinds of domestic policies, short of significant debt reduction, can be followed to alleviate a debt crisis? How effective have these policies been?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Question 4 - Show in a diagram an S-curve and a 45-degree line. Are all three points of intersection stable equilibrium points? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Question 5 - Multilateral aid is provided by
 
  a. The U.S. Agency for International Development
  b. The Canadian International Development Agency
  c. The World Bank
  d. The American Red Cross
  e. none of the above

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Question 6 - Educating girls and women should reduce population growth because better-educated girls and women
 
  a. will take better care of their children
  b. are more likely to practice contraception
  c. are more likely to want income from working rather than having additional children
  d. tend to want to spend more on fewer children rather than less on a greater number of children
  e. all of the above

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Question 7 - One reason a country might choose a fixed exchange rate is
 
  A) to reduce inflation and promote a stable economic environment.
  B) to reduce the impact of economic shocks.
  C) to rid themselves of the pressure of monetary management.
  D) that it is easier for all citizens to understand.

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