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Development of Countries
International Trade
Currency Exchange
IB Exams
100

Which country has the largest consumer market in the world?

The United States 

100

What is the highest possible value for the HDI?

100

When a country can produce a good at a lower opportunity cost. (Bonus 100: the economist known for this concept)

Comparative advantage (David Ricardo)

100

A US resident travels to China as a tourist. How will the supply and/or demand of the US dollar be affected?

Supply of USD increases

100

This paper is an extended response with a choice of one from three questions.

Paper 1

200

What were the first and last diagrams learned in this course?

PPC and Poverty Cycle

200

Name two composite indicators used to measure economic development

HDI, HPI, IHDI, GII (full names required)

200

What is it called when a country has more export revenue than import expenditure?

Trade Surplus

200

When a country exports more than they import from a trading partner, this will happen to their currency (ceteris paribus) 

Appreciate

200

This paper in terms of time, is the shortest (Bonus 100: how long is it?)

Paper 1 (1 hr, 15 min) 

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!! This is the formula for calculating profit using a firm's diagram

(P-AC) x Q

300

Which organization developed the Sustainable Development Goals?

United Nations

300

What are the lowest and highest levels of economic integration?

Preferential trade agreement and monetary union

300

A central bank implements contractionary monetary policy to affect its exchange rate. This action will do what to its exchange rate?

Revalue

300

This is a policy paper and includes two compulsory questions

Paper 3

400

What is the formula for the Keynesian multiplier?

1 / (1-MPC) or 1 / (MPS+MPT+MPM)

400

Name three of the four aspects of "weak institutional framework" that affect many developing nations

Legal system, tax system, banking system, property rights

400

Which trade protection measure does not directly impact domestic consumers?

Production subsidy

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!! Name the two factors that affect a currency's supply and demand simultaneously

Interest rates and inflation

400

This is a data response paper where students answer one question from a choice of two

Paper 2

500

Name three policy responses to negative production externalities

Regulation, tradeable permits, Pigouvian (indirect) tax, awareness creation, international agreements

500

Name three international trade strategies for developing countries

Import substitution, export promotion, economic integration, and/or trade liberalization 

500

Brexit is the term used when the UK left the EU. What level of integration is the EU? (Bonus 100: In what year did this occur?)

Common market (2020)

500

This currency won the exchange rate tracking (in-class activity) this quarter

Norwegian Krone or Brazilian Real

500

This paper requires the use of real-world examples

Paper 1