Moving along the short-run Phillips curve, if ________ increases, then ________ decreases
A) unemployment; the price level
B) inflation; real GDP
C) inflation; unemployment
D) unemployment; the expected inflation rate
E) inflation; the price level
C
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Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large increase in government purchases will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.
A. expansionary; higher; potential B. recessionary; higher; potential C. recessionary; lower; lower D. expansionary; higher; higher
Answer the next question based on the following data. All figures are in billions of dollars.Disposable income$200Net private domestic investment40U.S. imports15National income300Personal taxes31Net exports9Gross private domestic investment55Net foreign factor income10Statistical discrepancy0This nation's exports are ________.
A. $28 billion B. $16 billion C. $9 billion D. $24 billion
Why does nearly every purchase you make provide you with consumer surplus?
A. Because most consumers who trade in a market have a willingness to pay lower than the price, this means that few trades in a market provide consumer surplus. B. Because most consumers who trade in a market have a willingness to pay greater than the price, this means that most trades in a market provide consumer surplus. C. Most of the goods that a consumer purchases are expensive. Because these purchases are expensive, consumer surplus is very high. D. Most of the goods that a consumer purchases are inexpensive. Because these purchases are inexpensive, the consumer is provided with consumer surplus.
An argument that comes up from time to time is that credit unions have an advantage over other financial depository institutions in the sense that they are non-profit institutions and, therefore, are exempt from taxes on income that other private depository institutions pay. As a result, credit unions may be able to charge lower rates of interest to borrowers and pay a higher rate to depositors than these other institutions. What do you think of this argument?
What will be an ideal response?