When the balance of trade is in balance, we know with certainty that
A) the value of all debit transactions equals the value of all credit transactions.
B) the value of exports of goods equals the value of imports of goods.
C) the value of capital exports equals the value of capital imports.
D) the value of exports of goods and services equals the value of imports of goods and services.
Answer: B
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Which of the following must be present to reach a private solution to an externality problem?
A) The total number of people, creators of the problem and those affected, must be relatively large to justify negotiating a solution. B) The transactions costs to negotiate a solution must be relatively low. C) The government must approve the solution for it to be a legal solution. D) A majority of the parties affected by the externality must agree to a solution.
If the aggregate price level at time t is denoted by Pt, the inflation rate from time t - 1 to t is defined as
A) ?t = (Pt - Pt - 1)/Pt - 1. B) ?t = (Pt + 1 - Pt - 1)/Pt - 1. C) ?t = (Pt + 1 - Pt )/Pt. D) ?t = (Pt - Pt - 1)/Pt.
Which of the following methods could be used by an employer to align the incentives of an employee with its own interests?
a. Paying market wages b. Paying efficiency wages c. Signaling d. Partially outsourcing human resource functions
If a hurricane were to wipe out the majority of the eastern seaboard in the United States, it would likely cause a:
A. short-run supply shock. B. long-run supply shock. C. long-run demand shock. D. short-run demand shock.