If there is an autonomous increase in spending (a rightward shift in the aggregate demand curve) and the Fed wishes to hold real income constant, then the Fed would:
A) decrease the money supply yielding a leftward shift in the aggregate demand curve.
B) increase the money supply yielding a rightward shift in the aggregate demand curve.
C) hold the money supply constant.
D) none of the above.
A
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Frictional unemployment includes
A) unemployment caused by normal labor turnover associated with people leaving and entering the labor force. B) unemployment caused by industries moving overseas to better meet foreign competition. C) unemployment caused by a lack of education so that workers do not possess necessary job skills. D) unemployment caused by automation of the work place that displaces unskilled workers.
Evidence shows that for many people, delaying searching for a job for a year or longer after they are laid off will contribute to a deterioration of their job skills, making it harder for them to find employment
This deterioration in job skills and the subsequent retraining that is necessary to obtain employment relates to which type of unemployment? A) seasonal B) structural C) cyclical D) frictional
Arguments for discretionary policies include
A) policy rules can be too rigid because they cannot foresee every contingency. B) the time-inconsistency problem can lead to poor economic outcomes. C) discretionary policies pursue overly expansionary monetary policies to boost employment in the short run but generate higher inflation in the long run. D) all of the above.
Don's Pasture Apple Cider Company buys four inputs: apples, glass bottles, apple presses, and computers for record keeping. If the company decides to become more vertically integrated, it will
a. probably start growing apples next b. probably start making glass bottles next c. probably start making apple presses next d. probably start making computers next e. have to grow apples and make glass bottles, apple presses, and computers