The major statistics that provide macroeconomists a picture of the health of an economy include the following, except


A.
Real gross domestic product

B.
Inflation statistics

C.
Prices of oil and gasoline

D.
Unemployment data


C.
Prices of oil and gasoline

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The S&L Crisis can be analyzed as a principal-agent problem. The agents in this case, the ________, did not have the same incentive to minimize cost to the economy as the principals, the ________

A) politicians/regulators; taxpayers B) taxpayers; politician/regulators C) taxpayers; bank managers D) bank managers; politicians/regulators

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In the antebellum period, the "Old Northwest" became the leading producer of

a. fresh fruits and vegetables. b. cotton. c. pork. d. dairy products.

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Policy makers should manage aggregate demand so that it grows in line with the economy's capacity to produce. This task is the realm of

a. growth policy. b. stabilization policy. c. labor policy. d. inflation policy.

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Assume that the central bank increases the reserve requirement. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the quantity of real loanable funds per time period and GDP Price Index in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?

a. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending remain the same. b. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more positive (or less negative). c. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period falls, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more positive (or less negative). d. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period falls, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more negative (or less positive). e. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises, and net nonreserve-related international borrowing/lending becomes more negative (or less positive).

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