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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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.

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Increases in human capital will promote economic growth.

a. true b. false

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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.

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