Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad (Department of Economics) Warning
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad (Department of Economics) Warning
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad (Department of Economics) Warning
(Department of Economics)
WARNING
1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING
THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD
OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.
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Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, BEd,
MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the
marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the
questions.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guide
or allied material.
4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.
5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned
copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The
size of the file should not exceed 5MP.
Q.1 Explain how the flow of gold between a deficit country and a surplus country affect
the money supply and the price level within each country. (20)
Q.2 Identify various types of risks which big and investor requires to take into new
account in deciding whether to invest or not in an asset? (20)
Q.3 Discuss the mechanics of exchange rate stabilization under the fixed exchange rate
system. (20)
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Q.4 Materialise the balance of payment of Pakistan obtaining data from economic
survey and explain its major accounts. (20)
Q.5 Evaluate and compare both the monetarist and structuralists approaches to balance
of payments adjustments. (20)
Q.1 Why it is said that developing country mostly fall in the category of foreign
exchange gap in the context of two-gap theory? (20)
Q.2 What is meant by debt-servicing problem? Evaluate the debt servicing problem of
Pakistan by calculating various debt servicing rations. (20)
Q.3 How important is foreign aid for the developing countries in relation to their
sources of foreign exchange receipts? (20)
Q.4 What different forms can be development assistance take? Also distinguish
between bilateral and multilateral assistance. (20)
Q.5 Describe some possible explanations of the cause of inflation worldwide. (20)