If One Observes That Japan Was Traditionally a Net Foreign

question 6

Multiple Choice

If one observes that Japan was traditionally a net foreign lender, one could conclude that relative to its international trade and financial partners

• A) Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are biased toward present consumption.
• B) Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are not biased.
• C) Japan preferred to consume beyond its production in the present.
• D) Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are larger than that of the other countries.
• E) Japan's intertemporal production possibilities are biased toward future consumption.

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