Net Exports
International Flows
Saving, Investment, Interest Rates
Economic Policy and Trade Balance
Exhange Rates
100

An open economy is one in which:

there is trade in goods and services with the rest of the world.

100

In a small open economy, if exports equal $5 billion and imports equal $7 billion, then there is a trade ___________ and _____________ net capital outflow.

Deficit/Negative

100

A "small" economy is one in which the domestic interest rate: 

equals the world interest rate

100

An increase in the trade deficit of a small open economy could be the result of increased: 

government spending

100

The nominal exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese Yen is:

the number of yen you get for one dollar

200

Net exports equal GCP minus domestic spending on:

All goods and services

200

In a small open economy, if domestic saving exceeds domestic investment, then the extra saving will be used to: 

Make loans to foreigners

200

In a small open economy, if the world real interest rate is above the rate which national saving equals domestic investment, then there will be a trade _________ and ____________ net capital outflow.

Surplus/Positive

200

An increase in the trade surplus of a small open economy could be the result of an increase in:

world interest rates

200

If the real exchange rate is high, foreign goods are relatively __________ and domestic goods are relatively __________. 

Cheap/Expensive

300

If domestic spending exceeds output we __________ the difference and net exports are ___________. 

Import/Negative

300

If a U.S. corporation buys a product made in Europe and the European producer uses the proceeds to purchase U.S. government bonds, then U.S. net exports ______________ and net capital outflows _____________. 

Decrease/Decrease

300

In a large open economy, the interest rated adjusts so that domestic saving equals:

domestic investment plus net capital outflow

300

Holding other factors constant, legislation to cut taxes in an open economy will reduce national saving and lead to a: 

Trade deficit

300

When the real exchange rate rises, exports will __________ and imports will ____________. 

Decrease/Increase

400

The value of net exports is also the value of the __________ of national spending over ___________ investment.

Excess/Domestic

400

If a U.S. corporation sells a product in Europe and uses the proceeds to purchase shares in a European corporation, the U.S. net exports ____________ and the net capital outflows ___________. 

Increase/Increase

400

Assume a war breaks out abroad and foreign investors choose to invest more in a large, safe country - the United States - then the U.S. interest rate and net exports will ___________. 

Fall

400

In a small open economy, policies that increase investment tend to cause a trade: 

deficit

400

The real exchange rate is determined by the equality of: 

Net capital outflow and demand for net exports

500

A country's exports may be written as equal to: 

GDP minus consumption of domestic goods and services minus investment of domestic goods and services and minus government purchases of domestic goods and services

500

If a U.S. corporation sells a product in Canada and uses the proceeds to purchase a product made in Canada, then U.S. net exports ___________ and net capital outflows ___________. 

Do not change/Do not change

500

If the nominal interest rates in the United States and Canada are 8% and 12% respectively, the real interest rates are the same, and the real exchange rate is fixed, then the market's expectation about the number of Canadian dollars received for a U.S. dollar a year from now will be that it will: 

Increase by 4%

500

In an open economy a trade deficit may be: 

good or bad

500

Which of the following would decrease the real exchange rate in a small open economy in the long run: 

A. personal income tax cut

B. reduction in government spending

C. a tariff on imports 

D. an increase in investment

B. reduction in government spending