According to Classical economists in the 1930s, a recession will end when:
A. government creates enough jobs for all of the unemployed.
B. wages fall enough to eliminate unemployment.
C. wages rise enough to eliminate unemployment.
D. taxes are cut enough to stimulate private spending.
Answer: B
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A) increase; increase B) increase; decrease C) decrease; increase D) decrease; decrease E) increase; not change
Which of the following statements is not correct?
a. Welfare programs may encourage illegitimate births. b. The decline in welfare benefits since the 1970s has been associated with a decline in the percentage of children living with a single parent. c. Welfare programs may reduce incentives for people to work. d. A negative income tax program uses tax revenues collected from high-income families to provide cash subsidies to low-income families.
If the marginal propensity to consume is 4/5 then what must the marginal propensity to save?
a. 2/5 b. 3/5 c. 8/10 d. 1/5
Falling output, in the short run, could be due to:
A. an increase in short-run aggregate supply. B. a reduction in aggregate demand. C. an increase in long-run aggregate supply. D. an increase in aggregate demand.