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《国际经济学》选择题汇总版(附答案)

Ch1-Ch3

1.The United States is less dependent on trade than most other countries because A) the United States is a relatively large country with diverse resources. B) the United States is a “Superpower.”

C)the military power of the United States makes it less dependent on anything. D) the United States invests in many other countries. E) many countries invest in the United States.

2. Because the Constitution forbids restraints on interstate trade, A) the U.S. may not impose tariffs on imports from NAFTA countries. B) the U.S. may not affect the international value of the $ U.S.

C) the U.S. may not put restraints on foreign investments in California if it involves a financial intermediary in New York State.

D) the U.S. may not impose export duties.

E) the U.S. may not disrupt commerce between Florida and Hawaii.

3. International economics can be divided into two broad sub-fields A) macro and micro.

B) developed and less developed. C) monetary and barter.

D) international trade and international money. E) static and dynamic.

4. International monetary analysis focuses on A) the real side of the international economy.

B) the international trade side of the international economy.

C) the international investment side of the international economy. D) the issues of international cooperation between Central Banks.

E) the monetary side of the international economy, such as currency exchange.

5. The gravity model offers a logical explanation for the fact that A)trade between Asia and the U.S. has grown faster than NAFTA trade. B) trade in services has grown faster than trade in goods.

C) trade in manufactures has grown faster than in agricultural products.

D) Intra-European Union trade exceeds international trade by the European Union. E) the U.S. trades more with Western Europe than it does with Canada.

6. The gravity model explains why

A)trade between Sweden and Germany exceeds that between Sweden and Spain. B)countries with oil reserves tend to export oil.

C)capital rich countries export capital intensive products.

D) intra-industry trade is relatively more important than other forms of trade between neighboring

countries.

E) European countries rely most often on natural resources. 7. Why does the gravity model work?

A) Large economies became large because they were engaged in international trade. B) Large economies have relatively large incomes, and hence spend more on government promotion of trade and investment.

C) Large economies have relatively larger areas which raises the probability that a productive activity will take place within the borders of that country.

D) Large economies tend to have large incomes and tend to spend more on imports. E) Large economies tend to avoid trading with small economies.

8. We see that the Netherlands, Belgium, and Ireland trade considerably more with the United States than with many other countries.

A) This is explained by the gravity model, since these are all large countries. B) This is explained by the gravity model, since these are all small countries.

C) This fails to be consistent with the gravity model, since these are small countries. D)This fails to be consistent with the gravity model, since these are large countries. E)This is explained by the gravity model, since they do not share borders.

9. In the present, most of the exports from China are A) manufactured goods. B) services.

C)primary products including agricultural. D) technology intensive products.

E) overpriced by world market standards.

10. A country engaging in trade according to the principles of comparative advantage gains from trade because it

A) is producing exports indirectly more efficiently than it could alternatively. B) is producing imports indirectly more efficiently than it could domestically. C) is producing exports using fewer labor units.

D) is producing imports indirectly using fewer labor units. E) is producing exports while outsourcing services.

11. The Ricardian model attributes the gains from trade associated with the principle of comparative advantage result to A) differences in technology. B) differences in preferences. C)differences in labor productivity. D) differences in resources.

E) gravity relationships among countries.

12. A nation engaging in trade according to the Ricardian model will find its consumption bundle

A) inside its production possibilities frontier. B)on its production possibilities frontier.

C)outside its production possibilities frontier.

D) inside its trade-partner's production possibilities frontier. E)on its trade-partner's production possibilities frontier.

13. Assume that labor is the only factor of production and that wages in the United States equal $20 per hour while wages in Japan are $10 per hour. Production costs would be lower in the United States as compared to Japan if

A) U.S. labor productivity equaled 40 units per hour and Japan's 15 units per hour. B) U.S. labor productivity equaled 30 units per hour and Japan's 20 units per hour. C) U.S. labor productivity equaled 20 units per hour and Japan's 30 units per hour. D) U.S. labor productivity equaled 15 units per hour and Japan's 25 units per hour. E) U.S. labor productivity equaled 15 units per hour and Japan's 40 units per hour.

14. In a two-country, two-product world, the statement “Germany enjoys a comparative advantage over France in autos relative to ships” is equivalent to A) France having a comparative advantage over Germany in ships.

B) France having a comparative disadvantage compared to Germany in autos and ships. C) Germany having a comparative advantage over France in autos and ships. D) France having no comparative advantage over Germany. E) France should produce autos.

15. If the United States' production possibility frontier was flatter to the widget axis, whereas Germany's was flatter to the butter axis, we know that A) the United States has no comparative advantage B) Germany has a comparative advantage in butter. C) the U.S. has a comparative advantage in butter.

D) Germany has comparative advantages in both products. E) the U.S. has a comparative disadvantage in widgets.

Ch4-Ch5

1.The Ricardian model of international trade demonstrates that trade can be mutually beneficial. Why, then, do governments restrict imports of some goods? A)Trade can have substantial effects on a country's distribution of income. B) The Ricardian model is often incorrect in its prediction that trade can be mutually beneficial. C) Import restrictions are the result of trade wars between hostile countries.

D) Imports are only restricted when foreign-made goods do not meet domestic standards of quality. E) Restrictions on imports are intended to benefit domestic consumers.

2. Japan's trade policies with regard to rice reflect the fact that A) japanese rice farmers have significant political power. B) Japan has a comparative advantage in rice production and therefore exports most of its rice crop. C) there would be no gains from trade available to Japan if it engaged in free trade in rice. D) there are gains from trade that Japan captures by engaging in free trade in rice. E) Japan imports most of the rice consumed in the country.

3. In the specific factors model, which of the following is treated as a specific factor? A)Labor B) Land C) Cloth D) Food

E) Technology

4. The specific factors model assumes that there are ________ goods and ________ factor(s) of production. A) two; three B) two; two C) two; one D) three; two E) four; three

5. The slope of a country's production possibility frontier with cloth measured on the

horizontal and food measured on the vertical axis in the specific factors model is equal to ________ and it ________ as more cloth is produced. A) -MPLF/MPLC; becomes steeper B) -MPLF/MPLC; becomes flatter C) -MPLF/MPLC; is constant

D) -MPLC/MPLF; becomes steeper E) -MPLC/MPLF; is constant

6. Under perfect competition, the equilibrium price of labor used to produce cloth will be equal to

A)the slope of the production possibility frontier.

B) the average product of labor in the production of cloth times the price of cloth.

C) the ratio of the marginal product of labor in the production of cloth to the marginal product of labor in the production of food times the ratio of the price of cloth. to the price of food. D) the marginal product of labor in the production of cloth times the price of cloth. E) the price of cloth divided by the marginal product of labor in the production of cloth.

7. In the specific factors model, which of the following will increase the quantity of labor used in cloth production?

A)an increase in the price of cloth relative to that of food B) an increase in the price of food relative to that of cloth