Assume You Are the Manager of an FI

question 70

Multiple Choice

Assume you are the manager of an FI.How would you structure your balance sheet using the repricing gap model if you expected interest rates to increase?

• A)I would create a positive gap.
• B)I would create a negative gap.
• C)I would create a neutral gap.
• D)It would depend on my FI's current profitability.

Understand the role of incentives in the behavior of voters, politicians, and bureaucrats within the public sector.

Recognize the significance of financing methods on the alignment of voter benefits and costs in representative democracies.

Explain the implications of increased government activity on economic growth and rent-seeking behavior.

Understand the effects of constitutional rules and the shortsightedness effect on political decision-making and economic efficiency.

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