Contemporary Economic Issues
Contemporary Economic Issues Quiz
Test your knowledge on contemporary economic issues with our comprehensive quiz. This engaging assessment will challenge your understanding of financial markets, monetary policy, and economic theories.
Key Features:
- 47 Questions covering a range of economic topics
- Multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank formats
- Immediate feedback on your answers
Financial markets promote economic efficiency by
Channeling funds from investors to savers
Creating inflation
Channeling funds from savers to investors
Financial markets promote greater economic efficiency by channeling funds from ________ to ________.
Lenders; savers
Borrowers; spenders
Lenders; borrowers
Well-functioning financial markets promote
Inflation
Growth
Deflation
Markets in which funds are transferred from those who have excess funds available to those who have a shortage of available funds are called
Financial markets
Commodity markets
Goods markets
Bonds of a maturity of less than one year are considered
Short term
Medium term
Long term
Poorly performing financial markets can be the cause of
Growth
Poverty
Efficiency
The price paid for the rental of borrowed funds (usually expressed as a percentage of the rental of $100 per year) is commonly referred to as the interest rate
A share of common stock is a claim on a corporationʹs assets
A financial crisis is a major disruption in the financial markets
Financial institutions that accept deposits and make loans are called
Exchanges
Banks
Insurance companies
Which of the following is not a financial institution?
Bank
Insurance company
Business college
2. An important financial institution that assists in the initial sale of securities in the primary market is investment banks
Sustained downward movements in the business cycle are referred to as
Boom
Recessions
Expansions
During a recession, output declines resulting in lower unemployment in the economy
A sharp increase in the growth of the money supply is likely followed by inflation
An example of direct finance is
Buying shares
Buying bonds
Bank loans
A&b
If you use a loan in travelling overseas instead of starting your own business, you have committed
Moral hazard
Adverse selection
Credit risk
________ policy involves decisions about government spending and taxation
Monetary
Fiscal
Economic
A healthy inflation rate ranges between 2%-3%
________ is caused by an increase in aggregate demand
Inflation
Recession
Depression
When tax revenues are greater than government expenditures, the government has a budget ________.
Deficit
Surplus
Balance
The first stage in the business cycle is ________. In this stage, there is an increase in positive economic indicators such as employment, income, output, wages, profits, demand, and supply of goods and services.
Boom
Expansion
Recession
A company's shareholders are considered residual claimants
The principal lender-savers are households
Deposits are reported as liabilities in a bank's balance sheet
With ________ finance, borrowers obtain funds from lenders by selling them securities in the financial markets.
Direct
Active
Indirect
Shares are sold in debt markets
Long-term debt has a maturity that is
5 years
Between 1-5 years
More than 10 years
Which of the following benefit directly from any increase in the corporationʹs profitability?
Shareholder
Bondholder
Commercial paper holder
Inflation causes public expenditures to increase
A financial market in which previously issued securities can be resold is called a secondary market.
The monetary base consists of both currency in circulation and reserves
A liquid asset is an asset that can easily and quickly be sold to raise cash.
A financial market in which only short-term debt instruments are traded is called the ________ market.
Capital
Money
Share
Shares are usually exchanged in
Capital market
Money market
Debt market
Public expenditures are equivalent and refundable
Fire insurance companies use their funds to buy more liquid assets because they have a greater possibility of loss of funds if major disasters occur.
______ is considered as the narrowest measure of money supply
COVID-19 Pandemic has resulted in ________ effects on the Egyptian economy
Positive
Negative
Minimal
______ is considered as the intermediate measure of money supply
Inflation caused by increased costs of production is called cost-push inflation.
In case of inflation, central bank must ______ required reserves ratio
The government can directly increase aggregate demand by spending more on goods and services, while keeping tax revenue constant
Treasury bills are sold at a discounted price
| Components of Money supply in the United States in 2012 | $ billions |
| Currency | $1,090.0 |
| Traveler’s checks | $3.8 |
| Demand deposits and other checking accounts | $1,351.1 |
| Savings accounts | $6,692.0 |
| Time deposits | $631.0 |
| Individual money market mutual fund balances | $640.1 |
2,449 Billion
5 Billion
10,408 Billion
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