When consumers decide to increase household debt, this action will:
A. Shift the consumption schedule upward
B. Shift the consumption schedule downward
C. Increase the amount consumed along a stable consumption schedule
D. Decrease the amount consumed along a stable consumption schedule
A. Shift the consumption schedule upward
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Which of the following is an advantage of an in-kind transfer in comparison to a cash payment?
a. In-kind transfers cost less to administer than cash transfers. b. In-kind transfers restrict the use of the benefit; thus, recipients receive necessities such as food and health care. c. In-kind transfers are more efficient than cash transfers. d. In-kind transfers give the recipient more utility than cash transfers.
The economy moves from point A, where it produces 100 units of X and 200 units of Y, to point B, where it produces 200 units of X and 150 units of Y. It follows that
A) point A is a productive inefficient point. B) point A may be a productive inefficient point. C) point A may be a productive efficient point. D) point B is a productive efficient point. E) b and c
A significant bank crisis in one Eurozone country is a problem for the ECB because:
A) it will violate its money supply growth rule if it tries to provide liquidity to that country's banks. B) it has no mandate to be a lender of last resort to financial institutions in the Eurozone. C) it has no ability to affect the money supply in Eurozone countries. D) its consensus decision-making process may prompt too rapid a reaction to a crisis in one country.
A positive temporary supply side shock will:
A. increase the level of potential output in the long run. B. decrease the price level in the long run. C. increase the price level in the long run. D. have no effect in the long run.