1-) Consider the three major currency crises we discussed in class: the Mexican peso crisis, the Asian currency crisis and the Argentine peso crisis. Describe one lesson that we learn from these crises. 2-) State and explain two reasons behind the rise of multinational companies. 3-) Describe the major trends in the globalization of the world economy since the 1980 s. 4-) We discussed in class eight different governance mechanisms to alleviate the agency problem (remedies for the agency problem). Which of those would you expect to be used extensively in countries with family-based corporate governance regimes? Please elaborate. 5-) Compare and contrast the gold standard and the Bretton Woods System. 6-) Discuss how incentive contracts would address the agency problem. What is the downside of incentive contracts? 7-) Would there be an agency problem in privately held businesses? Explain why. 8-) In a fixed exchange rate regime, what is the mechanism that keeps the exchange rate fixed? Discuss the implication of running persistent current account and financial account deficits in a fixed exchange rate regime. 9-) Compare and contrast foreign direct investment and portfolio investment (a.k.a. hot money). 10-) Here are the subcomponents of the balance of payments account: current account, capital account, financial account, and official reserve account. Place the following transactions into one of those subcomponents and provide a brief justification: a) A Turkish tourist buys a gelato in Rome b) A Japanese investor purchases a Turkish sovereign or corporate eurobond via an investment broker 11-) Pick three, and only three, concepts from the following list and explain them: Friendshoring, bimetallism, the (Spanish) price revolution, managed float, correspondent bank, dollarization, stakeholder capitalism model, impossible trinity