Except for any statistical errors, any current account deficit
A. Must be completely offset by unilateral transfers.
B. Must be completely offset by a capital account surplus.
C. Can be only partially offset by capital account surpluses and unilateral transfers.
D. Must be completely offset by a trade surplus.
Answer: B
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A) inelastic supply. B) unit elastic supply. C) elastic supply. D) perfectly elastic supply.
Which of the following is an example of an activity that creates a positive externality?
a. an iron smelting factory emits sulfur dioxide into the air b. the owner of a steamboat company dredges a river in order to improve navigation c. a group of investors starts a business specializing in transporting goods via clipper ship d. flatboat operators purchase steamboat tickets in order to return to their homes upstream
Which of the following is true of the aggregate demand curve?
a. The aggregate demand curve shows the various levels of expenditures in the economy at alternative price levels. b. The aggregate demand curve implies a positive relationship between inflation and unemployment. c. The aggregate demand curve is identical to the income consumption curve. d. The aggregate demand curve has the same slope as the aggregate supply curve. e. The aggregate demand curve relates relative prices to the quantity demanded of a particular good.
The Fed prefers to change its interest rate target only rarely because
a. those targets affect productivity in the labor force b. a fluctuating stock and bond market signals a recession c. interest rates are greatly overrated as a measure of economic performance d. it is so difficult to do so e. the changes destabilize the financial markets