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Home Bias Practice Questions
Of the following countries, which one best tends to diversify across borders:
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a. Hong Kong
b. United States
c. Canada
d. Sweden
One reason why a country might want to consider investing more in international markets is:
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a. the transactions costs of doing so are low
b. they can diversify their risk portfolio
c. they are always less risky
d. they always provide better returns
Why might one be skeptical of the argument that transactions costs are preventing so many people from investing abroad?
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a. transactions costs are not a real phenomena
b. historically, transactions costs have been very high
c. empirically, transactions costs are not prohibitive at the margin
d. people who are wealthy can afford to pay transactions costs
One reason to be skeptical of avoidance of double taxation as a reason why people don’t invest more abroad is that:
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a. double taxation is not a problem in most places
b. many countries who don’t tax capital gains still have a home bias
c. it is very easy to avoid the problem of double taxation
d. double taxation is prohibited by international treaties
Which of the following is NOT an explanation that has been given for why people might have home bias when it comes to investments:
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a. Overconfidence in their home country
b. they already have sufficiently diversified portfolios
c. they fear double taxation
d. they think transactions costs will be prohibitively high
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International Finance
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(56 videos)
Introduction to International Trade and Finance
Balance of Payments
Practice Questions
Purchasing Power Parity
Practice Questions
David Hume on the Balance of Trade
Practice Questions
Isaac Gervaise
Practice Questions
Exchange Rates
Real Exchange Rates
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Real and Nominal Exchange Rates
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Are Devaluations Contractionary?
Practice Questions
Forward Exchange Rates
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Covered Interest Parity
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Uncovered Interest Parity and the Carry Trade
Practice Questions
Speculative Attacks
Practice Questions
The “Peso Problem”
Practice Questions
Long Swings in Exchange Rates
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Long Swings in Exchange Rates
Practice Questions
Swiss Franc Peg
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Bela Balassa
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Currency Issues
The Classical Gold Standard
Practice Questions
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
Practice Questions
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
Practice Questions
Dark Matter
Practice Questions
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
Practice Questions
Mexico and the 2008 Financial Crisis
Sudden Stops
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