Question 1

When a firm exports, it need not bear the costs associated with FDI, and it can reduce the risks associated with selling abroad by using a native sales agent. Exporting, however, is not without its limitations. Discuss the most common limitations of exporting as compared to FDI.

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Question 2

Which account in the balance of payments records transactions involving the export and import of goods and services?

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A)  Current
B)  Foreign
C)  Internal
D)  Tariff
E)  SavingsF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Which of the following statements regarding the free market view is true?

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A)  According to the free market view, MNEs decrease the overall efficiency of the world economy.
B)  The free market view argues that FDI is a benefit to both the source country and the host country.
C)  According to the free market view, MNEs can never be instruments of economic development, only of economic domination.
D)  According to the free market view, FDI is beneficial to the host country of an MNE but it is harmful for the home country of the MNE.
E)  The free market view traces its roots to Marxist political and economic theory.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

A computer manufacturing firm from the United States invests in a microprocessor manufacturing plant in Taiwan. This is an example of:

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A)  insourcing.
B)  stock consolidation.
C)  foreign direct investment.
D)  product differentiation.
E)  market segmentation.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Indirect effects of FDI on employment in a host country arise when:

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A)  a foreign MNE employs a number of host-country citizens.
B)  jobs are created because of increased local spending by employees of an MNE.
C)  an MNE brings in managers from the home country for its operations in the host country.
D)  an MNE recruits people from the host country for research and development.
E)  an MNE sends home country employees to host countries for training.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

Since World War II, the United States has been the largest source country for FDI.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

By the early 1990s, the radical position toward FDI was in retreat due to the rise of communism in eastern Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is meant by the term foreign direct investment? Describe the difference between the flow of foreign direct investment and the stock of foreign direct investment.

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Question 9

The stock of foreign direct investment refers to the total accumulated value of foreign-owned assets at a given time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the benefits of FDI to the home (source) country?

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Question 11

Which of the following products has a low value-to-weight ratio?

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A)  Electronic components
B)  Personal computers
C)  Medical equipment
D)  Computer software
E)  CementF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The pragmatic nationalist view is that:

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A)  FDI benefits only the host country.
B)  FDI does not make any positive contribution to the host economy.
C)  every country should adopt the free market view.
D)  FDI should not be allowed by any country as it is an instrument of economic domination rather than economic development.
E)  FDI has both benefits and costs.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Japan dominate in the share of total global stock of FDI and FDI outflows and in rankings of the world's largest multinationals because they:

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A)  were the most developed countries postwar and home to the largest and best capitalized enterprises.
B)  pursued a policy of blocking or restricting FDI inflow into their own economies.
C)  provided subsidies for their domestic firms to protect them from foreign competition.
D)  control much of the operating structure of the WTO which governs international trade.
E)  were the governing body of the International Monetary Fund.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Which view argues that international production should be distributed among countries according to the theory of comparative advantage?

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A)  Conservative
B)  Pragmatic nationalism
C)  Free market
D)  Radical
E)  Keynesian economicF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following refers to the amount of FDI undertaken over a given period (normally a year) ?

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A)  Portfolio
B)  Flow
C)  Status
D)  Stock
E)  FragmentF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Many investor nations now have government-backed insurance programs to cover major types of foreign investment risk like the risks of expropriation (nationalization), war losses, and the inability to transfer profits back home.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the context of FDI, describe the political ideologies of the radical view, the free market view, and pragmatic nationalism.

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Question 18

By limiting imports through quotas, governments reduce the attractiveness of FDI and licensing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Economists refer to knowledge "spillovers" as externalities, and there is a well-established theory suggesting that firms can benefit from such externalities by locating close to their source.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding the effects of FDI on employment?

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A)  FDI does not result in job creation.
B)  FDI has only indirect effects on employment in the host country.
C)  The indirect employment effects of FDI are always smaller than the direct effects.
D)  When FDI takes the form of an acquisition of an established enterprise in the host economy as opposed to a greenfield investment, the immediate effect is always an increase in the employment.
E)  A beneficial employment effect claimed for FDI is that it brings jobs to a host country that would otherwise not be created there.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Exam 8: Foreign Direct Investment

Which of the following statements regarding the free market view is true?

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By limiting imports through quotas, governments reduce the attractiveness of FDI and licensing.

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Which of the following refers to the amount of FDI undertaken over a given period (normally a year) ?

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Which account in the balance of payments records transactions involving the export and import of goods and services?

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In the context of FDI, describe the political ideologies of the radical view, the free market view, and pragmatic nationalism.

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Which of the following products has a low value-to-weight ratio?

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Indirect effects of FDI on employment in a host country arise when:

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Many investor nations now have government-backed insurance programs to cover major types of foreign investment risk like the risks of expropriation (nationalization), war losses, and the inability to transfer profits back home.

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The pragmatic nationalist view is that:

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Countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Japan dominate in the share of total global stock of FDI and FDI outflows and in rankings of the world's largest multinationals because they:

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Which view argues that international production should be distributed among countries according to the theory of comparative advantage?

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What are the benefits of FDI to the home (source) country?

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The stock of foreign direct investment refers to the total accumulated value of foreign-owned assets at a given time.

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Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding the effects of FDI on employment?

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Since World War II, the United States has been the largest source country for FDI.

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By the early 1990s, the radical position toward FDI was in retreat due to the rise of communism in eastern Europe.

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Economists refer to knowledge "spillovers" as externalities, and there is a well-established theory suggesting that firms can benefit from such externalities by locating close to their source.

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When a firm exports, it need not bear the costs associated with FDI, and it can reduce the risks associated with selling abroad by using a native sales agent. Exporting, however, is not without its limitations. Discuss the most common limitations of exporting as compared to FDI.

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What is meant by the term foreign direct investment? Describe the difference between the flow of foreign direct investment and the stock of foreign direct investment.

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A computer manufacturing firm from the United States invests in a microprocessor manufacturing plant in Taiwan. This is an example of:

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