Which of the following is a common type of capital restriction?

Correct answer: Prohibition of investment in the domestic country by foreigners

Explanation

Restrictions limit the flow of capital into or out of a country.

Other questions

Question 1

In the context of foreign exchange quotes, if a rate is expressed as 1.25 USD/EUR, which currency is the base currency?

Question 2

Which exchange rate is defined as the exchange rate for immediate delivery?

Question 3

What is the standard transaction cycle for the forex spot market?

Question 4

Which formula correctly represents the Real Exchange Rate (d/f)?

Question 5

If the Nominal Exchange rate is 1.5 Domestic/Foreign, foreign CPI is 110, and domestic CPI is 100, what is the Real Exchange Rate?

Question 6

If the exchange rate changes from 1.20 USD/EUR to 1.32 USD/EUR, what is the percentage change in the value of the EUR (Base)?

Question 7

If the exchange rate moves from 50 ZAR/USD to 55 ZAR/USD, what has happened to the ZAR?

Question 8

Calculate the appreciation of the USD if the rate changes from 52 ZAR/USD to 57 ZAR/USD.

Question 9

Which of the following is considered a 'Sell Side' participant in the FX market?

Question 10

Hedge funds and algorithmic traders are classified under which type of FX market participant?

Question 11

What defines a 'Real Money Account' in the FX market?

Question 12

Which entity is considered a Public Sector participant in the FX market?

Question 13

A country that uses the currency of another country and does not have its own monetary policy is operating under which regime?

Question 14

In a Monetary Union, which characteristic applies?

Question 15

Which exchange rate regime involves an explicit legislative commitment to exchange domestic currency for a specified foreign currency at a fixed rate?

Question 16

Under a 'Conventional fixed peg', the country pegs its currency within margins of what percentage versus another currency?

Question 17

How does a 'Peg with horizontal bands' differ from a 'Conventional fixed peg'?

Question 18

What is the primary characteristic of a 'Crawling peg' regime?

Question 19

In a 'Management within crawling bands' regime, what happens to the width of the bands over time?

Question 20

Which regime allows the monetary authority to influence the exchange rate in response to indicators like the Balance of Payments, without a specific target path?

Question 21

In an 'Independently floating' regime, when is intervention used?

Question 22

Which of the following is an argument *for* capital restrictions?

Question 23

What is the 'Infant industry' argument for capital restrictions?

Question 25

The Absorption approach to the balance of trade focuses on which relationship?

Question 26

According to the absorption approach, what causes a trade deficit?

Question 27

Which currency quote convention is used in the text?

Question 28

If the Price currency decreases in a quoted exchange rate (e.g., USD/EUR goes from 1.20 to 1.10), what has happened to the Base currency?

Question 29

Which of the following is defined as 'Investment firms that use derivatives/leverages'?

Question 30

What does the text imply about the relationship between high inflation and exchange rates in a crawling peg?

Question 31

If a government restricts the repatriation of earnings of foreign entities, this is an example of:

Question 32

Who are the 'Originators of forward foreign exchange contracts' according to the text?

Question 33

A 'Point in Percentage' (PIP) is typically what fraction?

Question 34

If the spot rate is 66.1215 and it increases by 3 PIPS, what is the new rate?

Question 35

Which of the following represents a 'Buy Side' participant?

Question 36

If Nominal Rate is 1.0, Domestic CPI is 100, and Foreign CPI is 120, what is the Real Exchange Rate?

Question 37

In the notation USD/EUR, which currency is the Price currency?

Question 38

Which argument against capital restrictions suggests that they prevent the capture of efficiency gains?

Question 39

If a country has a National Income of 500 and Total Expenditure of 550, what is its Balance of Trade status?

Question 40

Which type of bank is a participant in the Sell Side of the FX market?

Question 41

Under 'Formal dollarization', can a country conduct its own independent monetary policy?

Question 42

What is the key difference between a Currency Board and a Fixed Peg?

Question 43

Which regime is described as 'Market determined. Intervention is used only to slow the rate of change'?

Question 44

If a country has a 'Peg with horizontal bands', the currency moves within a margin that is:

Question 45

In the context of Market Participants, what does 'CTA' stand for?

Question 46

Which sector includes 'Sovereign Wealth Funds'?

Question 47

A 'Managed floating' exchange rate is influenced by the monetary authority based on:

Question 48

When a country uses taxes on income earned on foreign investments, this is classified as:

Question 49

Which participant type includes 'Corporations'?

Question 50

If nominal GDP (Income) is 1000 and the Trade Deficit is 100, what is the Total Expenditure?