If the economy's real GDP declines for at least one-half year, it's in a

a. depression
b. recession
c. downturn
d. recovery
e. limited prosperity


B

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According to Garrett Hardin's view of The Tragedy of the Commons:

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A. a decrease in the price of tennis racquets B. an expectation by buyers that their incomes will increase in the very near future C. an increase in the price of tennis balls D. a decrease in the number of people in the United States under age 70

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At each round of the multiplier process, increases in income:

a. leak out of the expenditures stream in the form of investment and taxes. b. leak out of the expenditures stream in the form of saving and imports. c. are matched by a smaller increase in expenditures. d. result in even greater increases in expenditures due to investment and exports. e. result in no change in total expenditures.

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