Suppose that the economy is in the midst of a recession. Which of the following policies would most likely end the recession and stimulate output growth?
A. A congressional proposal to incur a federal surplus to be used for the retirement of public
debt.
B. Reductions in agricultural subsidies and veterans' benefits.
C. Postponement of a highway construction program.
D. Reductions in federal tax rates on personal and corporate income.
D. Reductions in federal tax rates on personal and corporate income.
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A good proxy for the flow of consumption services would be
A) aggregate consumption. B) consumption of services and consumption of durables. C) consumption of durables and consumption of nondurables. D) consumption of nondurables and consumption of services.
If cheese spreads and butter are substitutes, an increase in the price of butter will:
a. shift the demand curve for cheese spreads upward. b. shift the demand curve for cheese spreads downward. c. shift the demand curve for butter upwards. d. shift the demand curve for butter downward.
Policies such as rent control and trade barriers persist
a. because economists are about evenly divided as to the merits of those policies. b. because almost all economists agree that those policies have no discernible economic effects. c. because almost all economists agree that those policies are desirable. d. despite the fact that almost all economists agree that those policies are undesirable.
The IMF offers loans to developing countries in times of balance of payment constraints, but the IMF also faces strong criticisms because:
A. contractionary fiscal policy and expansionary monetary policy tend to be ineffective against balance of payment constraints. B. contractionary fiscal and monetary policies are always undesirable for any developing country. C. it employs economists that know little about developing countries and their economic affairs. D. the conditions tend to be procyclical, therefore worsening the recessions.