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I need help with the following question for this chapter on Globalization and International Impacts on the Economy;

Question 15 It is often easier to see the ___________ of globalization than it is to see the _____________. This is because the costs tend to be more ________________, while the benefits tend to be

costs; benefits; concentrated; widely dispersed.

benefits; costs; concentrated; widely dispersed.

costs; benefits; widely dispersed; concentrated.

benefits; costs; widely dispersed; concentrated.

Question 17 Between 1940 and 2000, income per person in China

doubled.

tripled.

quadrupled.

decreased by 5 percent.

Question 18 Two of the variables used to construct the KOF Swiss Economic Institute’s economic globalization index are _______________ as a percentage of GDP, and tariff rates (the ______________ the tariff rate, the _____________ degree of economic globalization).

public debt; higher; lower

trade; higher; lower

trade; higher; higher

budget deficits; lower; higher

Question 19 Expansionary fiscal policy raises Real GDP more in a closed economy than in an open economy.

True

False

Question 20 Which of the following will lead to a leftward shift in the U.S. SRAS curve?

a decrease in foreign input prices

an appreciation of the dollar

a depreciation of the dollar

a and b

none of the above

Question 21 An increase in U.S. real interest rates causes the dollar to _________________, which tends to __________________ U.S. Real GDP.

appreciate; raise

appreciate; lower

depreciate; raise

depreciate; lower

Question 22 A simultaneous leftward shift in SRAS and rightward shift in AD may come from a dollar _______________ in the aftermath of a ____________________ in United States real interest rates.

depreciation; rise

depreciation; fall

appreciation; rise

appreciation; fall

Question 23 If the dollar depreciates, the U.S. AD curve shifts _______________, the U.S. SRAS curve shifts __________________, and the price level will _________________________.

rightward; leftward; increase

rightward; leftward; decrease

leftward; rightward; increase

leftward; rightward; decrease

Question 24 Dollar depreciation raises United States Real GDP when the __________ shift of the AD curve exceeds the _________________ shift of the SRAS curve.

rightward; rightward

rightward; leftward

leftward; rightward

leftward; leftward

Question 25 Which of the following is not an affect of a higher federal government budget deficit?

a higher real interest rate

a depreciation of the currency

a fall in exports

a fall in the price of foreign inputs

costs; benefits; concentrated; widely dispersed.

benefits; costs; concentrated; widely dispersed.

costs; benefits; widely dispersed; concentrated.

benefits; costs; widely dispersed; concentrated.

Explanation / Answer

15.  It is often easier to see the benefits of globalization than it is to see the costs. This is because the costs tend to be more widely dispersed, while the benefits tend to be concentrated.

17. Between 1940 and 2000, income per person in China becomes quadrupled.

19. Its is True that Expansionary fiscal policy raises Real GDP more in a closed economy than in an open economy.

21. An increase in U.S. real interest rates causes the dollar to Depreciate, which tends to Lower U.S. Real GDP.

A simultaneous leftward shift in SRAS and rightward shift in AD may come from a dollar Depreciate in the aftermath of a Fall in United States real interest rates.

23. If the dollar depreciates, the U.S. AD curve shifts Rigtwards , the U.S. SRAS curve shifts Leftwards and the price level will Decreases.