IMF
World Bank
Debt Crisis
Currency
Queen's Culture
100
What Conference did the IMF arise from?
What is Bretton Woods (1944)
100
What is the primary goal of the world bank?
What is long-term sustainable development
100
Which North American country experienced an economic crisis during the late 1980's and early 1990's?
What is Mexico
100
Which country experienced massive hyperinflation in 2008, rendering its currency as "essentially useless?"
What is Zimbabwean Dollar
100
What Queen's tradition was cancelled by the University Administration in 2008?
What is Homecoming?
200
What economic influences do the IMF try to promote? A)Deficit Spending B)International Trade C)Foreign Direct Investment D)Fiscal Unionization
What is B)International Trade
200
What concept was the first major move by the World Bank to explain the poor record of Structural Adjustment in many countries in the developing world?
What is good governance
200
What lending agreements replaced (structural adjustment facilities) as the primary means of funding low income countries?
What are Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP's)
200
What currency exchange program was ended in the 1960's?
What is the "Gold Standard"
200
Which Football team did Queen's play this year in the "Fauxcoming" Game?
What is McMaster University?
300
What currency was redeemable for Gold at a fixed rate?
What is United States Dollar?
300
Who was the President of the World Bank from 1968-1981?
Who is Robert McNamara
300
What plan did the IMF propose would solve the Asian debt crisis in the 1990's
What is Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)
300
Which one of these currencies is not recognizes as a major "world currency" in the exchange market A)USD B)Euro C)Pound-Sterling D)Zloty E)Yen
What is D)Zloty (Bonus: which country does it belong to?)
300
Which team won the 2012 AMS election?
What is Team JDL?
400
How does a country gain their voting power within the structure of the IMF?
What are voting quotas based on size of the economy
400
Who wrote "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations?"
Who is Adam Smith
400
Which international organization's mission statement is "our dream is a world free of poverty?"
What is the World Bank
400
On what date was the Euro launched?
What is January 1st 2002
400
What year was Queen's University founded in?
What is 1841?
500
Which of the following processes' was not part of the Austarity Programs following the debt crisis in the late 1990's A)Deregulation B)Liberalization C)Intervention D)Privatization
What is C)Intervention
500
What are the two institutions within the World Bank
What is The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and The International Development Association (IDA)
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! Discussion Question: between the IMF and the World bank, which institution's economic policies would be the best to relieve and reduce national debt (each side represents one institution)
Who ever is more convincing wins... But no matter what, ARMEN and ALEX are awesome!!!
500
What are the two types of exchange rates?
What are "fixed" and "flexible"
500
Who is the best Teaching Assistant for Pols 262?
Who is Leanne Roderick?
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