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Covered Interest Parity Practice Questions
Covered interest parity is a relationship between __________ interest rates and __________ exchange rates.
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a. real; spot
b. nominal; spot
c. real: forward
d. nominal; forward
How much one currency falls with respect to another currency over the course of a year is known as:
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a. forward depreciation
b. forward appreciation
c. backward depreciation
d. backward appreciation
According to the covered interest parity equation [(1+i$)=(Ft/St)(1+iC)], if the US interest rate is 2%, the Canadian interest rate is 3%, and the spot exchange rate is 1:1, then the forward exchange rate must be:
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a. 0.9801
b. 0.9903
c. 1. 0021
d. 1.0116
Let’s say that interest rates in the US are 3% and interest rates in Canada are 1%. If the forward rate is 1:1, investing in _____________ would bring you a higher return.
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a. US Dollars
b. Canadian Dollars
c. Both
d. Neither
The covered interest parity equation tries to find the ____________ that allows your return to be the same whether you invest in US dollars or Canadian dollars.
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a. spot exchange rate
b. forward depreciation exchange rate
c. buying exchange rate
d. selling exchange rate
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International Finance
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Introduction to International Trade and Finance
Balance of Payments
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Purchasing Power Parity
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David Hume on the Balance of Trade
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Isaac Gervaise
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Exchange Rates
Real Exchange Rates
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Real and Nominal Exchange Rates
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Are Devaluations Contractionary?
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Forward Exchange Rates
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Covered Interest Parity
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Uncovered Interest Parity and the Carry Trade
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Speculative Attacks
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The “Peso Problem”
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Long Swings in Exchange Rates
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Swiss Franc Peg
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Bela Balassa
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Currency Issues
The Classical Gold Standard
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Gold Exchange Standard
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Bretton Woods
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Reserve Currencies
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Safe Haven Currencies
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Capital Controls
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Currency Manipulation
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Chinese Currency Manipulation
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Borrowing in Your Own Currency
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The Euro Crisis
The Three Sides of the Crisis
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The Case for Optimism
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The Case for Pessimism
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European Central Bank
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The Bailout Funds
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Why are high bond yields a problem?
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The Italian Crisis of 2013
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The costs of leaving the Eurozone
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Remarks on individual countries
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Currency union collapse in history
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Indicators for Eurozone progress
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Life on the precipice
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Will austerity work?
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Effects on other multilateral agreements
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Optimum currency areas
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Optimum currency areas and the Euro
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Why is the Euro so bland?
Tyler Cowen lecture at the Bruno Leoni Institute (Optional)
Understanding the Eurocrisis (Optional)
Iceland: Causes of the Crisis
Iceland: Collapse
International Trade Overview
Trade Imbalances
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Dark Matter
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The “Dutch Disease”
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Home Bias
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Introduction to Mercantilism
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Adam Smith on Mercantile Systems
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Adam Smith on Mercantile Conclusions
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Crises and Responses to Them
Asian Financial Crisis of 1997
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Mexico and the 2008 Financial Crisis
Sudden Stops
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