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1、-International Economics, 8e (Krugman) -第 19 页-Chapter 14 Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates14.1 Money Defined: A Brief Review1) The exchange rate between currencies depends on A) the interest rate that can be earned on deposits of those currencies. B) the interest rate that can be earned on

2、deposits of those currencies and the expected future exchange rate. C) the expected future exchange rate. D) national output. E) None of the above. Answer: B Question Status: Previous Edition2) Money serves as A) a medium of exchange. B) a unit of account. C) a store of value. D) All of the above. E

3、) Only A and B. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition3) Money includes A) currency. B) checking deposits held by households and firms. C) deposits in the foreign exchange markets. D) Both A and B. E) A, B, and C. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition4) In the United States at the end of

4、2006, the total money supply, M1, amounted to approximately A) 10 percent of that years GNP. B) 20 percent of that years GNP. C) 30 percent of that years GNP. D) 40 percent of that years GNP. E) 50 percent of that years GNP. Answer: A Question Status: Previous Edition5) What are the main functions o

5、f money? Answer: Money serves in general three important functions: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; and a store of value. As a medium of exchange, money avoids going back to a barter economy, with the enormous search costs connected with it. As a unit of account, the use of money economizes

6、 on the number of prices an individual faces. Consider an economy with N goods, then one needs only (N - 1) prices. As a store of value, the use of money in general ensures that you can transfer wealth between periods. Question Status: Previous Edition 14.2 The Demand for Money by Individuals1) Indi

7、viduals base their demand for an asset on A) the expected return the asset offers compared with the returns offered by other assets. B) the riskiness of the assets expected return. C) the assets liquidity. D) All of the above. E) Only A and B. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition2) The family

8、 summer house on Cape Code pays a return in the form of A) interest rate. B) capital gains. C) the pleasure of vacations at the beach. D) A, B, and C. E) B and C only. Answer: E Question Status: Previous Edition3) In a world with money and bonds only, A) it is not risky to hold money. B) it is risky

9、 to hold money. C) risk is an important factor in the demand for money. D) there is no relationship between risk and holding money. E) None of the above. Answer: B Question Status: Previous Edition4) Which one of the following statements is the most accurate? A) A rise in the average value of transa

10、ctions carried out by a household or a firm causes its demand for money to fall. B) A reduction in the average value of transactions carried out by a household or a firm causes its demand for money to rise. C) A rise in the average value of transactions carried out by a household or a firm causes it

11、s demand for money to rise. D) A rise in the average value of transactions carried out by a household or a firm causes its demand for real money to rise. E) None of the above. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition5) An individuals need for liquidity would be up if: A) the average value of tran

12、sactions carried out by the individual fell. B) the average value of transactions carried out by the individual rose. C) the individual got a raise. D) the individual received a new ATM card. E) None of the above. Answer: B Question Status: Previous Edition 6) What are the factors that determine the

13、 amount of money an individual desires to hold? Answer: Three main factors: first, the expected return the asset offers compared with the returns offered by other assets; second, the riskiness of the assets expected return; and third, the assets liquidity. Question Status: Previous Edition14.3 Aggre

14、gate Money Demand1) The aggregate money demand depends on A) the interest rate. B) the price level. C) real national income. D) All of the above. E) Only A and C. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition2) If there is initially A) excess demand for money, the interest rate falls, and if there is

15、initially an excess supply, it rises. B) excess supply of money, the interest rate falls, and if there is initially an excess demand, it rises. C) excess supply of money, the interest rate increases, and if there is initially an excess demand, it falls. D) excess supply of money, the interest rate f

16、alls, and if there is initially an excess demand, it further falls. E) None of the above. Answer: B Question Status: Previous Edition3) Which one of the following statements is the most accurate? A) A decrease in the money supply lowers the interest rate while an increase in the money supply raises

17、the interest rate, given the price level and output. B) An increase in the money supply lowers the interest rate while a fall in the money supply raises the interest rate, given the price level. C) An increase in the money supply lowers the interest rate while a fall in the money supply raises the i

18、nterest rate, given the output level. D) An increase in the money supply lowers the interest rate while a fall in the money supply raises the interest rate, given the price level and output. E) None of the above. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition4) An increase in A) nominal output raises t

19、he interest rate while a fall in real output lowers the interest rate, given the price level and the money supply. B) real output decreases the interest rate while a fall in real output increases the interest rate, given the price level. C) real output raises the interest rate while a fall in real o

20、utput lowers the interest rate, given the money supply. D) nominal output raises the interest rate while a fall in real output lowers the interest rate, given the price level. E) real output raises the interest rate while a fall in real output lowers the interest rate, given the price level and the

21、money supply. Answer: E Question Status: Previous Edition 5) The aggregate demand for money can be expressed by: A) Md = P L(R,Y). B) Md = L P(R,Y). C) Md = P Y(R, L). D) Md = R L(P,Y). E) Md = R L(R, P). Answer: A Question Status: Previous Edition6) What are the main factors determining the aggrega

22、te money demand? Answer: Three main factors: interest rate, the price level and real national income. A rise in the interest rate causes each individual in the economy to reduce her demand for money. If the price level rises, individual households and firms will spend more money than before. When re

23、al national income (GNP) rises the demand for money will rise. Question Status: Previous Edition7) Explain why one can write the demand for money as follows:Md = PxL (R, Y) Answer: The aggregate money demand is proportional to the price level. Imagine that all prices in an economy doubled, but the i

24、nterest rate and everyones real incomes remained unchanged. Then, the money value of each individuals average daily transactions would then simply double, as would the amount of money each wishes to hold. Question Status: Previous Edition14.4 The Equilibrium Interest Rate: The Interaction of Money S

25、upply and Demand1) The aggregate real money demand schedule L(R,Y) A) slopes upward because a fall in the interest rate raises the desired real money holdings of each household and firm in the economy. B) slopes downward because a fall in the interest rate reduces the desired real money holdings of

26、each household and firm in the economy. C) has a zero slope because a fall in the interest rate keeps constant the desired real money holdings of each household and firm in the economy. D) slopes downward because a fall in the interest rate raises the desired real money holdings of each household an

27、d firm in the economy. E) None of the above. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition2) For a given level of A) nominal GNP, changes in interest rates cause movements along the L(R,Y) schedule. B) real GNP, changes in interest rates cause a decrease of the L(R,Y) schedule. C) real GNP, changes in

28、 interest rates cause an increase of the L(R,Y) schedule. D) nominal GNP, changes in interest rates cause an increase in the L(R,Y) schedule. E) real GNP, changes in interest rates cause movements along the L(R,Y) schedule. Answer: E Question Status: Previous Edition 3) The money supply schedule is

29、A) horizontal because MS is set by the central bank while P is taken as given. B) horizontal because MS is set by the central bank. C) vertical because MS is set by the households and firms while P is taken as given. D) vertical because MS and P are set by the central bank. E) vertical because MS is

30、 set by the central bank while P is taken as given. Answer: E Question Status: Previous Edition4) If individuals are holding more money than they desire, A) they will attempt to reduce their liquidity by using money to purchase goods. B) they will attempt to reduce their liquidity by using money to

31、purchase interest-bearing assets. C) they will attempt to reduce their liquidity by converting real money holdings into nominal money holdings. D) they will keep their holdings constant. Answer: B Question Status: New5) If there is an excess supply of money: A) the interest rate falls. B) the intere

32、st rate rises. C) the real money supply shifts left to make an equilibrium. D) the real money supply shifts right to make an equilibrium. E) A and C. Answer: A Question Status: Previous Edition6) A reduction in a countrys money supply causes: A) its currency to depreciate in the foreign exchange mar

33、ket. B) its currency to appreciate in the foreign exchange market. C) does not affect its currency in the foreign market. D) does affect its currency in the foreign market in an ambiguous manor. E) affects other countries currency in the foreign market. Answer: B Question Status: Previous Edition7)

34、What will be the effects of an increase in the money supply on the interest rate? Answer: An increase in the money supply will cause interest rate to decrease. This should increase investment and possibly consumption of durable goods. The reduction in the interest rate will cause a depreciation of t

35、he dollar. Question Status: Previous Edition8) What will be the effects of an increase in real output on the interest rate? Answer: An increase in real output will increase the interest rate. If investment depends only on interest rate, this will cause investment to go down. The increases interest r

36、ate will cause an appreciation of the dollar. Question Status: Previous Edition 14.5 The Money Supply and the Exchange Rate in the Short Run1) An increase in a countrys money supply causes A) its currency to appreciate in the foreign exchange market while a reduction in the money supply causes its c

37、urrency to depreciate. B) its currency to depreciate in the foreign exchange market while a reduction in the money supply causes its currency to appreciate. C) no effect on the values of it currency in international markets. D) its currency to depreciate in the foreign exchange market while a reduct

38、ion in the money supply causes its currency to further depreciate. E) None of the above. Answer: B Question Status: Previous Edition2) Which one of the following statements is the most accurate? A) Given PUS, when the money supply rises, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar depreciates a

39、gainst the euro. B) Given YUS, when the money supply rises, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar depreciates against the euro. C) Given PUS and YUS, when the money supply decreases, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar depreciates against the euro. D) Given PUS and YUS, when

40、the money supply rises, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar appreciates against the euro. E) Given PUS and YUS, when the money supply rises, the dollar interest rate declines and the dollar depreciates against the euro. Answer: E Question Status: Previous Edition3) Given PUS and YUS, A)

41、 An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to appreciate against the dollar, but it does not disturb the U.S. money market equilibrium. B) An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to appreciate against the dollar, and it creates excess demand for dollars in the U.S. mo

42、ney market. C) An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to depreciate against the dollar, and it creates excess demand for dollars in the U.S. money market. D) An increase in the European money supply causes the euro to depreciate against the dollar, but it does not disturb the U.S.

43、money market equilibrium. E) None of the above. Answer: D Question Status: Previous Edition4) Analyze the effects of an increase in the European money supply on the dollar/euro exchange rate. Answer: The main points are: An increase in the European money supply will reduce the interest rate on the e

44、uro, and thus causes the euro to depreciates against the dollar. The U.S. money demand and money supply are not going to be affected, and thus the interest rate in the U.S. will remain the same. Question Status: Previous Edition5) Explain how the money markets of two countries are linked through the

45、 foreign exchange market. Answer: The monetary policy actions by the Fed affect the U.S. interest rate, changing the dollar/euro exchange rate that clears the foreign exchange market. The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) can affect the exchange rate by changing the European money supply and interest rate. Question Status: Previous Edition 6) What would be the effect of an increase in the Europ