From before the financial crisis began in September of 2007 to when the crisis was over at the end of 2009, amount of Federal Reserve assets rose, leading to
A) a huge increase in the monetary base.
B) a huge expansion of the money supply.
C) an economic expansion.
D) a high inflation.
A
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In an expansion, the cyclical rate of unemployment is often:
A. zero. B. positive. C. negative. D. equal to the natural rate of unemployment.
Suppose firms in Hong Kong can produce 40,000 plastic dolls or 80,000 squirt guns each week, while firms in Taiwan can produce 40,000 plastic dolls or 40,000 squirt guns each week. Therefore
A) People in Hong Kong sacrifice two dolls for every squirt gun produced. B) People in Taiwan sacrifice two dolls for every squirt gun produced. C) People in Hong Kong sacrifice 2 squirt guns for every doll produced. D) none of the above are true.
An efficient tax is
A) a tax that raises a maximum amount of revenue. B) a tax that imposes a small excess burden relative to the tax revenue that it raises. C) a tax that imposes an equal tax burden on buyers and sellers. D) a tax that is used to fund research and development of new technology.
The major source of financing in the Anglo Saxon model is:
a. Securities markets b. Secondary market financing c. The sale of treasury bonds d. Bank financing e. None of the above