超星 - chapter 02-01

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A country’s balance of payments records:

A. the prices that a country pays for its imports and the prices that the country receives for its imports.
B. the flows of value between that country’s residents and residents of the rest of the world during a period of time.
C. capital gains and losses on a country’s international assets.
D. the value of a country’s holdings of foreign assets, minus the value of foreign holdings of the country’s assets.

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A credit item in the balance of payments is:

A. an item for which the country must be paid.
B. any loan given out by the country.
C. any imported item.
D. an item that creates a monetary claim owed to a foreigner.

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In a nation's balance of payments, which one of the following items is always recorded as a positive entry?

A. Changes in foreign currency reserves
B. Imports of goods and services
C. Military foreign aid supplied to allied nations
D. Purchases by foreign travelers visiting the country

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Every international exchange of value is entered into the balance-of-payments accounts _____ time(s).

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

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The sum of all of the debit items in the balance of payments:

A. equals the overall balance.
B. equals the sum of all credit items.
C. equals ‘compensating’ transactions.
D. equals the errors and omissions.

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Which of the following capital transaction items is entered as a debit in the U.S. balance of payments?

A U.resident transfers $100 from his account at Credit Suisse in Basel (Switzerland) to his account at a San Francisco branch of Wells Fargo Bank.
B. A French resident transfers $100 from his account at Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco to his Credit Suisse account in Basel.
C. A U.resident sells his IBM stock to a French resident.
D. A U.resident sells his Credit Suisse stock to a French resident.

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An increase in a nation's financial liabilities to foreign residents is a:

A. reserve inflow.
B. reserve outflow.
C. capital imports.
D. capital exports.

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_____ are money-like assets that are held by governments and that are recognized by governments as fully acceptable for payments between them.

A. Official international reserve assets
B. Unofficial international assets
C. Official domestic assets
D. Unofficial reserve assets

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Which of the following is considered a capital inflow?

A sale of U.financial assets to a foreign buyer
B. A loan from a U.bank to a foreign borrower
C. A purchase of foreign financial assets by a U.buyer
D. A U.citizen’s repayment of a loan from a foreign bank

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The role of international _____ is to direct one nation’s savings into another nation’s investments.

A. merchandise trade flows
B. services flows
C. unilateral transfers
D. capital flows

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