When an economy expands into an economic boom, automatic stabilizers will tend to
a. enlarge the budget deficit (or reduce the surplus).
b. reduce the budget deficit (or increase the surplus).
c. ensure that the budget will remain in balance.
d. reduce the supply of money and, thereby, retard aggregate demand.
B
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The long run is a time frame in which
A) the quantities of some factors of production are fixed and the quantities of other factors of production can be varied. B) the quantities of all factors of production can be varied. C) the quantities of all factors of production are fixed. D) all costs are sunk costs.
When a country's currency is devalued
A) output decreases. B) output increases and the money supply decreases. C) the money supply decreases. D) output decreases and the money supply increases. E) both the output and the money supply increases.
Settlers often received 50 acres of land for each person whose passage they paid to America. This was known as
a. a special purpose grant. b. an entailment. c. the headright system. d. planter's shares.
Assume that when $100 of new reserves enter the banking system, the money supply ultimately increases by $625 . Assume also that no banks hold excess reserves and that the entire money supply consists of bank deposits. If, at a point in time, reserves for all banks amount to $500, then at that same point in time, loans for all banks amount to $2,625
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false