Which of the following is FALSE?
A) Current account deficits must be financed through inflows of capital.
B) Loans from abroad add to a country's stock of external debt and generate debt service.
C) Borrowed funds are always used in a manner that contributes to the expansion of the country's productive capability.
D) Debt service can become an unsustainable burden that holds back development.
Question 2 - All of the following statements are true about the real exchange rate, = , EXCEPT
A) a greater change in P (domestic price) compared to a change in P (foreign price) necessitates a rise in the nominal rate, Rn, to keep the real rate unchanged.
B) a pegged exchange rate system requires tight control of the money supply.
C) there is a one-to-one correspondence between the real and nominal exchange rates.
D) an expansionary monetary policy raises the real exchange rate.
Question 3 - Which of the following is NOT a likely result of intraindustry trade based on internal economies of scale?
A) Job creation at domestic firms entering international trade
B) Lower prices for the domestic consumers of the product now being traded
C) Increased sales and lower per unit costs for the firm doing the exporting
D) Higher prices for the exported product
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