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CLEP Macroeconomics: International

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A global market in which the currency of one country is exchanged for the currency of another country






2. Small tariffs put in place so the government can earn tax revenue






3. Excise taxes on imported goods






4. Nations with advanced industries are better at producing these kinds of commodities






5. Shows the options one nation has by specializing in one product and trading another






6. A change in this brings about a change in how much a country is willing to sell of its currency






7. A tracking of the investments made and loans extended to other countries






8. If the interest rate decreases - the demand for the currency will






9. The relationship between real GDP per hour of work and capital per hour of work






10. A forum for negotiating reduction of tariff barriers on a multilateral level






11. Increase aggregate demand during recession






12. Relationship between the quantity of currency to be sold and the exchange rate is the...






13. Specify maximum import levels for specific commodities






14. LAS curve shifts this way to indicate economic growth






15. Quotas increase the domestic price of the good and the increased revenue goes to the...






16. Licensing agreements - imposed product standards or levels of 'red tape' that a foreign producer must meet or qualify for before being allowed to export it






17. The total output will be greatest when each good is produced by that nation that has the lower opportunity cost for that good






18. A change in interest rates or a change in the expected future exchange rate changes the _________ for dollars.






19. By the supply and demand in the foreign exchange market






20. Records all the transactions that take place between residents and foreign nations






21. Growth potential cannot be reached unless AD increases and new resources are used...






22. An increase in real GDP that occurs over time






23. Work to achieve full production or capacity potentials






24. A tracking of all export and import goods and services






25. By influencing interest rates and direct intervention in the foreign exchange market






26. As the value of a nation's currency increases the exports of that nation will ________.






27. The addition of all goods and services in the current account






28. A theory of economic growth that believes growth is driven by technological change






29. Is the price at which the currency of one country is exchanged for the currency of another country






30. A theory of economic growth based on the idea that technological change results from people's choices and pursuit of profit






31. Nations with a more highly skilled and larger workforce are better at producing these kinds of commodities






32. Advocate government taking an active role in the structure and composition of industry






33. Occurs because of diversity of taste and economies of scale






34. What you give up to get what you want






35. PPC shifts this way to indicate economic growth






36. The attempt to measure the contributions to growth of labor - capital - and technological change






37. If the number of Nation B's dollars that a Nation A dollar buys increases - then Nation A's dollar ___________.






38. If the number of Nation B's dollars that Nation A buys decreases - then Nation A's dollar ___________.






39. Shield domestic producers from foreign competition






40. These create a foreign need for domestic money






41. Benefits of international trade






42. A theory of economic growth based on the view that population growth is determined by income per person






43. These create a domestic need for foreign money






44. The absence of government barriers to trade among firms and individuals in different nations






45. Government interference in protecting certain industries comes at the expense of...






46. Imposed on goods not produced domestically






47. Protective tariffs increase the domestic price of a good and the increased revenue goes to the...






48. An x percent increase in capital per hour of work brings a 1/3 of x percent increase in output per hour of work






49. The exchange rate - interest rates in that country and other countries - and the expected future exchange rate






50. Nations with a larger available land mass are better at producing these kinds of commodities