In the United States during the late 1970s, the nominal interest rates were quite high, but the real interest rates were negative. From the Fisher equation, we can conclude that expected inflation in the United States during this period was
A) irrelevant.
B) low.
C) negative.
D) high.
D
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Given the scenario described, if the market price of hammers increased from $9 to $13:
Assume there are three hardware stores, each willing to sell one standard model hammer in a given time period. House Depot can offer their hammer for a minimum of $7. Lace Hardware can offer the hammer for a minimum of $10. Bob's Hardware store can offer the hammer at a minimum price of $13. A. producer surplus would increase for each producer. B. producer surplus would increase only for House Depot. C. producer surplus would remain unchanged for Bob's Hardware. D. producer surplus would increase by $4 for Lace Hardware.
Gross Domestic Product is an economic aggregate that represents the
a. potential output of a country. b. total product of a nation's economy. c. total income earned from all sales. d. total product that a country exports.
Increases in human capital will promote economic growth.
a. true b. false
Despite the fact that most votes have virtually no impact on the outcome of a vote, and knowing people incur opportunity costs to vote, we recognize that people vote for all of the following reasons except they:
A. get utility from participating in a civic event. B. altruistically decide to contribute to the democratic process by voting. C. feel pressure to fulfill their civic duty. D. are obligated legally to do so.