Considering the Fact That Many Barriers to International Portfolio Investments

question 16

Multiple Choice

Considering the fact that many barriers to international portfolio investments have been dismantled in recent years,

• A)capital market imperfections as a motivating factor for FDI are likely to become more important going forward.
• B)capital market imperfections as a motivating factor for FDI are likely to become less relevant.
• C)labor market imperfections as a motivating factor for FDI are likely to become less relevant.
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Variance

A statistic that represents the extent to which a set of numbers is spread out, calculating the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Original Units

The units in which the data was originally measured or collected before any transformations or conversions.

Skewed

A description of a statistical distribution that is not symmetrical, indicating that data points tend to extend more to one side of the mean than the other.

Median

The middle value of a data set when it is ordered from least to greatest, separating the higher half from the lower half.