Chapter 24 Floating Exchange Rates and Internal Balance

21. Under a floating exchange rate regime with a high degree of capital mobility, international crowding out of expansionary fiscal policy occurs because:

a. The foreign money supply decreases.

b. Foreign interest rates increase.

c. The country’s currency appreciates.

d. Domestic interest rates increase.

22. Under a floating exchange rate regime with a high degree of capital mobility, expansionary fiscal policy will lead to:

a. Pressure on domestic currency to appreciate.

b. Pressure on domestic currency to depreciate.

c. Pressure on domestic currency to revalue.

d. Pressure on domestic currency to devalue.

23. Under a floating exchange rate regime with a high degree of capital mobility, the change in the value of domestic currency following expansionary fiscal policy will tend to:

a. Cause the current account to improve.

b. Cause a surplus in the trade balance.

c. Strengthen the effect of the expansionary fiscal policy.

d. Weaken the effect of the expansionary fiscal policy.

Figure 24.1: IS-LM-FE Model with Floating Exchange Rates

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24. Referring to Figure 24.1, the move from point A to point B was caused by:

a. Expansionary monetary policy.

b. Expansionary fiscal policy.

c. Contractionary monetary policy.

d. Contractionary fiscal policy.

25. Referring to Figure 24.1, at point B there is pressure for the domestic currency to:

a. Appreciate.

b. Depreciate.

c. Devalue.

d. Revalue.

26. Referring to Figure 24.1, the shift of the FE curve from FE0to FE1was caused by:

a. Contractionary monetary policy.

b. Official intervention in the foreign exchange market.

c. An improvement in international competitiveness.

d. A worsening of international competitiveness.

27. Referring to Figure 24.1, the shift of the IS curve from IS1to IS2was caused by:

a. Contractionary monetary policy.

b. Official intervention in the foreign exchange market.

c. An improvement in international competitiveness.

d. A worsening of international competitiveness.

28. Which of the following statements is accurate?

I. Monetary policy is powerful for a country with floating exchange rates.

II. Fiscal policy for a country with floating exchange rates is more powerful with a high degree of capital mobility than with a low degree of capital mobility.

III. Under floating exchange rates, external capital-flow shocks can have effects on internal balance by altering the exchange rate and the country’s international competitiveness.

a. I and II

b. I and III

c. II and III

d. I, II and III

29. The effect of domestic spending shocks on a country with a floating exchange rate differs depending on:

a. Whether sterilized intervention is used or not.

b. Whether there is a high degree of capital mobility or a low degree of capital mobility.

c. Whether the country initially is running a deficit or a surplus in its official settlements balance.

d. Whether the intervention causes the money supply to rise or to fall.

30. If there is a shift of international trade away from a country’s products, we can expect that the FE and IS curves will shift to the __________, the overall payments balance will move toward __________, and the currency will __________.

a. right; surplus; appreciate

b. right; deficit; appreciate

c. left; surplus; depreciate

d. left; deficit; depreciate