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5. What is the real exchange rate? Explain why economic decisions will be basedmore on movements in the real exchange rate than the nominal rate.

7. What is the law of one price? How does it relate to purchasing power parity?How is the law of one price achieved under fixed exchange rates? Floating exchange rates?

9. How will a reduction in interest rates in the United States affect the exchangevalue of the dollar? An increase? How would an increase in interest rates outsidethe United States affect the exchangevalue of the dollar?

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2. Explain why the United States has so many more commercial banks than othercountries?

6. What role is played by the interbank system? Is the interbank system more importantin the United States than in places dominated by large branch banks oruniversal banks?

8. What is meant by the liquidity provision function?

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4. How have economies of scale affected concentration of large mutual fund complexesin the mutual fund industry? How have economies of scope affected theconfiguration of products offered by funds in the industry?

10. Why do you suppose the money market mutual fund industry is dominated byfunds that use amortized cost pricing of their shares (over those that mark theirportfolios to market)? Why are amortized cost funds more vulnerable to swingsin investor demand?

14. How do shares in ETFs differ from those in open-end funds?