____ in taxes will decrease consumption spending, and ____ in transfer will increase consumption spending
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
decrease; increase
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a. A John Deere factory. b. A Hewlett-Packard laser printer. c. A cement mixer. d. 500 shares of General Motors stock.
Q: How many economists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: All. Because then you will generate employment, more consumption, moving the aggregate demand curve to the right. This joke represents the view of A) classical economists. B) economists who contend that money illusion never occurs. C) Keynesian economists. D) economists who conclude that wages and prices are very flexible.
According to the textbook, the noise of jet engines is not a negative externality for baggage handlers
A) because it leaves no residue in the environment. B) because the benefits are greater than the costs. C) because they are paid to live with the noise. D) because they wear hearing-protection devices. E) unless it leaves them with permanent hearing loss.
When there is a recessionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.
A. decline; lower; decline B. increase; raise; decline C. decline; lower; expand D. decline; raise; decline