If foreigners held U.S. assets worth $200 billion during a certain year and the value of the current account for that year was -$189 billion, the total volume of foreign assets held domestically was worth ________
A) $101 billion B) $389 billion C) $421 billion D) $211 billion
D
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Cyclical unemployment is:
A. the effect of wages remaining persistently above the market-clearing level. B. unemployment caused by short-term economic fluctuations reflected in GDP growth. C. unemployment caused by workers who are changing their location, job, or career. D. unemployment resulting from a mismatch between the skills workers can offer and the skills demanded.
There has been a decrease in the demand for socks. This change can be shown graphically as a:
A. shift in the demand curve to the left. B. shift in the demand curve to the right. C. movement along the demand curve to the right. D. movement along the demand curve to the left.
The Rawlsian view of equity would lead to:
A) equal allocations of goods across all persons. B) maximizing the utility of the least-well-off person. C) maximizing the total utility of all society members. D) none of the above
One reason why the government may not choose to close a recessionary gap by raising both taxes and spending and thereby keeping the budget balanced is because it
a. leaves undone the problem of unemployment b. can create inflation c. may involve raising taxes too high for political comfort d. eventually leads to deficit budgets e. does not impact on aggregate demand which is where the problem lies