The net decline in a country's stock of international reserves over a year is called a(n):

Suppose that technological advancement makes labor more productive. What is likely to happen to wages and to potential output?

A) Wages decrease and potential output increases. B) Wages decrease and potential output decreases. C) Wages increase and potential output increases. D) Wages increase and potential output decreases.

Which of the following is FALSE 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.