4. Short Answer Questions: If the price level in Japan is 1.0, the price level in the U.S. is 2.0, and it costs 100 yen to buy one dollar, then the nominal exchange rate is exchange rate between the U.S. and Japan is goods. _dollar / yen, the real Japanese goods per US 5. In order for an individual to be indifferent between holding foreign or domestic bonds, A. the Marshall-Lerner condition must hold. B. the foreign and domestic interest rates must be equal. C. the expected rate of depreciation of the domestic currency is zero. D. the interest parity condition must hold. 6. Assume that the interest parity condition holds. Also assume that the U.S. interest rate is 8% while the U.K. interest rate is 6%. Given this information, financial markets expect the pound to _(appreciate / depreciate) by_ %.

4. Short Answer Questions: If the price level in Japan is 1.0, the price level in the U.S. is 2.0, and it costs 100 yen to buy one dollar, then the nominal exchange rate is exchange rate between the U.S. and Japan is goods. _dollar / yen, the real Japanese goods per US 5. In order for an individual to be indifferent between holding foreign or domestic bonds, A. the Marshall-Lerner condition must hold. B. the foreign and domestic interest rates must be equal. C. the expected rate of depreciation of the domestic currency is zero. D. the interest parity condition must hold. 6. Assume that the interest parity condition holds. Also assume that the U.S. interest rate is 8% while the U.K. interest rate is 6%. Given this information, financial markets expect the pound to _(appreciate / depreciate) by_ %.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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