An economy in which output has decreased and prices have decreased would suggest a:
A. decrease in short-run aggregate supply.
B. increase in aggregate demand.
C. increase in short-run aggregate supply.
D. decrease in aggregate demand.
Answer: D
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Income inequality in the United States has increased in part due to globalization. How does globalization contribute to income inequality?
A) It reduces the cost of producing goods and therefore lowers the value of labor services. B) It allows domestic firms to hire low-skilled workers anywhere in the world, putting U.S. workers in competition with foreign workers. This has caused the wages of low-skilled workers to fall relative to the wages of other workers. C) It increases the demand for a wide variety of products which in turn increases prices beyond the reach of average-income households. D) It allows producers to exploit workers and reduce the wages they are willing to pay those workers.
The goal of rent control is to
a. facilitate controlled economic experiments in urban areas. b. help landlords by assuring them a low vacancy rate for their apartments. c. help the poor by assuring them an adequate supply of apartments. d. help the poor by making housing more affordable.
The combination of shocks hitting an economy is:
A. usually known to policymakers before they decide what action to take. B. hard to see without looking at lots of economic data. C. difficult to identify because they are so numerous. D. irrelevant as long as the rates of inflation and real growth are known.
The funding of public education is
A) a private program. B) a subsidy program. C) done by voluntary contributions. D) provided by Social Security.