According to economist Robert Barro, if parents are concerned about the welfare of their children, then each adult generation will voluntarily reduce the burden of federal debt on future generations, and thus forego the stimulative effect of deficit spending in the present

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A new bank has reserves of $600,000, checkable deposits of $500,000, and government securities of $100,000. If the desired reserve ratio is 10 percent, the amount of loans this bank can make is

A) $60,000. B) $550,000. C) $50,000. D) $600,000. E) $540,000.

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In recent years, economists have come to rely more on the establishment survey rather than the household survey to analyze current labor market statistics

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Most changes in tax laws tend to be small changes because _____

a. the organizing costs of large coalitions are too high b. logrolling is easier when tax laws effect only a small number of individuals c. special interests are constantly demanding changes that will benefit them d. of the rules of the Senate

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When the central bank of some country prints large quantities of money, that county's currency loses value both in terms of the goods and services it buys and in terms of the amount of foreign currencies it can buy

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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