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Y10 Revision on Balance of Payments
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Basics of balance of payments for AICE Economics AS Level
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policies designed to reduce overall spending in the economy
expenditure dampening policy
devaluation
expenditure inflating policy
expenditure switching policies
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An accounting of a country's international transactions for a particular time period
capital account
current account
Terms of trade
balance of payments
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Which is NOT a cause of balance of payment disequilibrium?
high propensity to import goods
political or economic instability
short-term economic boom, more goods imported
fewer stocks of domestic goods on shelves
4
People with money to lend (investors) like to invest their money where the interest rate is?
low
high
5
By making exports cheaper and imports more expensive, a BOP or trade deficit will
shrink or even be resolved
be ignored completely
get bigger and cause more problems
explode and get out of control
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a tax on imports
exchange control
tariff
export subsidye
quota
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Which one is NOT a benefit of export subsidies?
domestic producers earn higher wages
foreign consumers pay lower prices buy more exports
taxpayer funds used to pay for the subsidy
domestic producers have more job security
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What should a country do with its interest rate to resolve financial account deficits?
Lower them
Raise them
keep them the same
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Which one is not part of the current account?
trade in services
income receipts
capital transfers
trade in merchandise
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It is a measure the flow of GOODS and SERVICES into and out of a particular country
financial account
main account
current account
capital account
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When persistent deficits or surpluses in balance of payments occur
BOP disequilibrium
BOP equilibrium
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One way for a country to facilitate the flow of incomes earned by citizens abroad would be to___.
Restrict banking hours
Monitor closely and restrict online financial transactions
Facilitate online bank transfers
Tax all bank transfers from abroad
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Any transaction that causes money to flow INTO a country
credit
debit
bonus
appreciation
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When the government gives money to domestic producers to encourage more exports
export subsidy
tariff
quota
import tax
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A CONDITION wherein a current account deficit is offset by a capital account surplus.
balance of payments disequilibirum
balance of payments equilibrium
16
Devaluing your country's currency makes
exports more expensive
imports more expensive
exports and imports cheaper
export and imports more expensive
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A country can use a ___________to reduce imports and fix a BOP or trade deficit
Subsidy
Tarrif
Transfer
quota
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Which one is NOT an example of a current account debit item?
Locals on holiday abroad
Private local firms hiring foreign consultants
Art collectors buying priceless art pieces from London auctions
Local agencies monitoring inflow of goods from the borders
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Which is not a consequence of BOP disequilibrium?
fewer stocks of imported goods on shelves
reduction of tariffs and quotas
reduction in foreign direct investment
domestic unemployment
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Limiting the amount of foreign currency in the hands of citizens to reduce imports
tariff
tax
quota
exchange controls
21
A relatively higher interest rate can attract foreign ______________ and help fix a BOP deficit
film
currency
language
investment
22
Which of the given is NOT a debit item in the US current account?
American products using imported spare parts
Asian students studying in ivy league universitiesd
Outsourcing parts of its services to companies based in other countries.
Silicon valley firms getting top coders from Asia
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raising interest rates helps fix BOP deficits by
making things cheaper
selling more exports
attracting foreign capital
causing domestic capital to flee
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Which is NOT an example of expenditure dampening policy
tariffs
deflationary monetary policy
raising interest rates and reducing money supply
deflationary fiscal policy