MANKIW: PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
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ISBN: 9781337801782
Author: Mankiw
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Effect of doubling the currency.
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If there is a decrease in the desire of foreigners to purchase goods and services from the United States and a lower desire to invest in U.S. banks and businesses, then how would this affect the U.S. foreign exchange market?
A. The equilibrium quantity of foreign currency would decrease and the U.S. dollar would depreciate.
B. The equilibrium quantity of foreign currency would decrease and the U.S. dollar would appreciate.
C. The equilibrium quantity of foreign currency would increase and the U.S. dollar would depreciate.
D. The equilibrium quantity of foreign currency would increase and the U.S. dollar would appreciate.
In some cases, governments will intervene in the currency markets to incresae or decrease the value of the country's currency. Which of the following is an example of direct intervention in foreign exchange markets?
A.
The European Central Bank lowers interest rates to increase the value of the euro.
B.
The Japanese government purchasing JPY with USD to increase the value of the Japanese yen.
C.
China imposing barriers on imports from Europe.
D.
The U.S. lowers interest rates to decrease the value of the U.S. dollar.
When Country A’s currency becomes less valuable relative to Country B’s currency, we say that Country A’s currency has __________ relative to Country B’s currency.
a) depreciated
b) stagnated
c) shifted
d) appreciated
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