Economics MCQs

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If the international terms of trade settle at a level that is between each country’s opportunity cost ?
A. There is no basis for gainful trade for either country
B. Both countries gain from trade
C. Only one country gains from trade
D. One country gain and the other country loses from trade
G. MacDougall’s empirical results can be interpreted as ?
A. Evidence against the classical model
B. Evidence against the heckscher-ohlin model
C. Support for the ricardian modal
D. Support for the heckscher-ohlin model
The opportunity cost of one DVD in South Korea is ?
A. One-half ton of steel
B. One ton of steel
C. One and one-half tons of steel
D. Two tons of steel
According to the principle of comparative advantage ?
A. South korea should export steel
B. South korea should export steel and dvds
C. Japan should export steel
D. Japan should export steel and dvds
G. MacDougal compared export ratios and labor productivity ratios for the United States and the United Kingdom in order to test the:
A. Ricardian theory of comparative
B. Heckscher ohl in theory of comparative advantage
C. Linder theory of overlapping demand all of the above
D. None of these
Given free trade, small nations tend to benefit the most from trade since they ?
A. Are more productive than their large trading partners
B. Are less productive than their large trading partners
C. Have demand preferences and income levels lower than their large trading partners
D. Realize terms of trade lying near the mrts of their large trading partners
In autarky equilibrium ?
A. Production equals consumption
B. Exports equal imports
C. There is no trade
D. All of the above
If the autarky price of S were lower in country A than in country B then if trade were allowed ?
A. A would likely export s to b
B. A would likely import s from b
C. Neither country would want to trade
D. None of the above
John Stuart Mill was the founder of the ?
A. Theory of reciprocal demand
B. Theory of absolute advantage
C. Theory of comarative advantage
D. Theory of mercantilism