Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)The rate of interest paid on government bonds or other securities in a country with a tradition of weak enforcement of property rights is likely not really a risk-free rate.Instead,interest rates in the country will reflect a risk premium for the possibility of default,so relations such as covered interest rate parity will likely not hold exactly.
• B)If the return difference in a segmented financial market results from a market friction such as capital controls,corporations can exploit this friction by setting up projects and raising capital in the high-return country/currency.
• C)Important macroeconomic reasons for segmented capital markets include capital controls and foreign exchange controls that create barriers to international capital flows and thus segment national markets.
• D)A segmented financial market has an important implication for international corporate finance: One country or currency has a higher rate of return than another country or currency,when the two rates are compared in the same currency.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested, as opposed to the control group, which does not.

Dependent Variable

This is the variable in experimental research that is expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to place participants into either a control or experimental group, ensuring that each has an equal chance of being assigned to any given group.

Blind Observations

Observational research in which the observers are unaware of the subjects' conditions or the outcomes expected by the researchers, to prevent bias.