Deck 2: International Economic Institutions Since World War II

Question 1

Many of the important international governmental institutions that deal with the global economy have their roots in the Bretton Woods conference at the end of World War II.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The World Bank was created as a result of the Bretton Woods conference and was originally focused on the reconstruction of Europe after World War II.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following is true?

A)A country experiencing a debt or currency crisis would contact the World Trade Organization.
B)The World Trade Organization was formed at the Bretton Woods conference.
C)The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade created the World Trade Organization in the negotiations and treaty known as the Uruguay Round.
D)The World Trade Organization has no power to resolve trade disputes and to enforce their resolution.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When the United States gives MFN status to China,it means that

A)China is treated better than other U.S. trading partners.
B)China is treated the same as other U.S. trading partners.
C)China is treated worse than other U.S. trading partners.
D)China is legally bound to reciprocate.

Question 5

Institutions are

A)the same thing as organizations.
B)associations of individuals or groups.
C)always embodied in a written set of rules.
D)a set of rules governing behavior, whether written or not.

Question 6

One of the most important and most visible roles of the IMF is to

A)hold regular negotiations over tariff reductions.
B)investigate countries that are charged with being unfair traders.
C)provide loans to countries that need capital to develop their economies.
D)intercede by invitation when countries cannot pay their international debts.

Question 7

IMF conditionality refers to the

A)technical assistance the IMF gives.
B)minimum-sized loan the IMF will make.
C)maximum-sized loan the IMF will make.
D)changes a country must make in order to receive IMF financial assistance.

Question 8

Having MFN status means that the country is getting the most favorable trade terms possible with a trading partner.

Question 9

A country experiencing a debt or currency crisis would contact the World Bank.

Question 10

From the late 1940s until the creation of the WTO,the organization that was primarily responsible for conducting rounds of trade negotiations was the

A)World Bank.
B)IMF.
C)United Nations.
D)GATT.

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT a creation of the Bretton Woods conference?

A)World Bank
B)IMF
C)IBRD
D)WTO

Question 12

The primary mission of the World Bank today is to

A)provide capital to underdeveloped countries.
B)provide capital to firms around the world.
C)provide financial assistance for the reconstruction of war-damaged nations.
D)help countries manage their exchange rates.

Question 13

The international organization that serves as a forum for trade discussions and the development of trade rules is called

A)the WTO.
B)the World Bank.
C)the IMF.
D)the United Nations.

Question 14

A country's foreign exchange reserves refers to

A)the currency of the nation itself.
B)the country's holdings of gold and internationally accepted currencies.
C)the total amount of a country's currency held by other nations.
D)the country's Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)at the IMF.

Question 15

The original mission of the World Bank was to

A)provide capital to underdeveloped countries.
B)provide capital to firms around the world.
C)provide financial assistance for the reconstruction of war-damaged nations.
D)help countries manage their exchange rates.

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of an institution whose primary concern is global stability?

A)NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
B)OPEC (Oil Producing and Exporting Countries)
C)IMF (International Monetary Fund)
D)Asian Development Bank

Question 17

One of the strongest motivations for holding the Bretton Woods Conference was to design new international institutions that would

A)contain communism.
B)help countries avoid the mistakes of the 1920s and 1930s.
C)provide a collective defense security for Western Europe and North America.
D)ensure that world prices were not rising too rapidly.

Question 18

The Tokyo Round of the GATT negotiations was notable because it was the first round

A)that included Japan.
B)that included textiles and apparel.
C)to begin establishing rules on subsidies.
D)to begin discussions of exchange rates.

Question 19

Until the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations,which of the following sectors were NOT included in the rules for international trade?

A)Steel and agriculture
B)Agriculture and apparel
C)Steel and textiles
D)Automobiles and agriculture

Question 20

Most favored nation (MFN)status means that a country treats another country

A)better than its other trading partners.
B)the same as its other trading partners.
C)worse than its other trading partners.
D)any way it chooses since it is the "most favored nation."

Question 21

The World Bank formed the World Trade Organization when it became clear that to alleviate poverty in developing nations,agricultural trade barriers were going to have to be reduced.

Question 22

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)part of the World Bank is set up to lend to whom and for what types of projects?

Question 23

WTO talks in the late 1990s led to openings in both financial services and telecommunications.

Question 24

Which round of GATT first addressed subsidies?

Question 25

A nation's votes at the IMF are proportional to its population.

Question 26

Which of the following is true?

A)A common market is more deeply integrated than a customs union.
B)The European Union is a shallower and broader form of integration than NAFTA.
C)NAFTA is an example of a customs union.
D)Customs unions require the creation of a common currency.

Question 27

Which of the following is FALSE?

A)A common market is more deeply integrated than an economic union.
B)NAFTA is an example of a free trade area.
C)The European Union is a deeper form of integration than NAFTA.
D)Common markets allow for labor mobility between participating nations.

Question 28

What is MFN status? How does the WTO reconcile the principle of equal treatment with the preferential treatment created by regional trade agreements?

Question 29

Describe the primary functions of the World Bank,the IMF,and the WTO.When was each of these organizations formed?

Question 30

Which round of GATT led to the formation of the WTO?

Question 31

The United States is an example of

A)a customs union.
B)a free trade area.
C)an economic union.
D)a common market.

Question 32

MFN status means that a trading partner is getting the best trade deal possible given current national trade policies.

Question 33

What result of the Uruguay Round was the most significant for global trade?

Question 34

How is the IMF funded?

Question 35

The IMF,because it can force nations to take loans and bail out packages,has more power than other international governmental organizations dealing with the global economy.

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a common market?

A)Substantial coordination of macroeconomic policies among the members
B)Free trade in goods and services between the members
C)Common external barriers to trade
D)Factor mobility

Question 37

A free trade agreement plus a common set of tariffs toward non-members is called

A)a common market.
B)a customs union.
C)a free trade area.
D)an economic union.

Question 38

With a partial trade agreement,

A)goods and services are allowed to cross boundaries without tariffs.
B)two or more countries agree to liberalize trade in a selected group of categories.
C)two or more countries set common tariffs toward non-members.
D)two or more countries allow the free mobility of inputs such as labor and capital.

Question 39

Which of the following is a problem that arises when trying to classify regional trade agreements?

A)Many agreements combine elements from different categories.
B)The definition of free trade area includes that of a customs union.
C)Some agreements include cultural issues while others do not.
D)The most favored nation clause includes all of them.

Question 40

Trade policies in which industries have been the most contentious in the Doha Round?

Question 41

Which of the following is NOT an example of an international public good?

A)Capital flows to less-developed countries
B)Last-resort lending
C)Open markets during a recession
D)Regional trade agreements

Question 42

Because of the recognition internationally of the principles of national sovereignty,nations cannot be affected by the policies of other nations and international governmental organizations.

Question 43

The majority of economists favor open capital flows.

Question 44

Which multilateral institution serves as the lender of last resort?

Question 45

International economic crises are relatively rare events.

Question 46

Which of the following criticisms is NOT directed at the IMF?

A)It lacks openness in its decision-making process.
B)It serves the interests of wealthier countries.
C)It creates a free-riding problem.
D)It violates national sovereignty.

Question 47

If a good or service does not get used up as it is consumed,then it is said to be

A)nonexcludable.
B)nonrival.
C)nondiscrimination.
D)nonconsumable.

Question 48

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

A)The IMF was created after the Bretton Woods Conference to help to maintain the international fixed exchange rate system that was introduced.
B)The IMF lends to national governments, initially to maintain the fixed exchange rate system, and today to deal with debt or currency crises.
C)Multinational corporations can get IMF loans if they agree to invest in economies that are internationally perceived as risky and otherwise unlikely to receive direct foreign investment.
D)One of the criticisms of the IMF and other international governmental organizations that deal with the global economy is that their decision making may be biased toward policies that favor industrialized nations.

Question 49

Describe the criticisms about decision making at the IMF and the World Bank.Which types of policies are thought to reflect bias? What types of costs are not considered? What is the fundamental question critics raise about the operations of the international governmental economic institutions?

Question 50

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of international institutions such as the IMF,the World Bank,or the WTO?

A)They violate national sovereignty by imposing unwanted domestic policies.
B)They fail to understand the effects of their policies on the vulnerable.
C)Their decision-making is biased in favor of underdeveloped nations.
D)They ignore potentially large adjustment costs for developing nations of implementing their policies.

Question 51

Describe the potential benefits and the potential costs to global trade of the tremendous growth in regional trade agreements.

Question 52

Which of the following is FALSE?

A)National sovereignty limits outsiders' ability to change the trade laws and practices of individual nation states.
B)Because of international recognition of national sovereignty, individual nations are unaffected by global trade and capital flows.
C)Foreign investors may not have a legal right to impose policies on a nation state, but the nation state may still experience consequences of poor policies.
D)Because trade policies are laws of individual nations, it is difficult for other nations and international organizations to force changes on unwilling nation states.

Question 53

An important function of international institutions during times of crisis is to

A)make goods nonrival.
B)make goods nonexcludable.
C)prevent free riding.
D)prevent nondiscrimination.

Question 54

A lender of last resort can prevent the spread of financial crises.

Question 55

China's alternative to the IMF is called

A)AIIB.
B)ASEAN.
C)MERCOSUR.
D)TIIP.

Question 56

One reason markets may fail to provide the optimal quantity of public goods is the problem of

A)determining what the public wants.
B)nondiscrimination.
C)free riders.
D)economic integration.