Which of the following is not a lagging indicator?

a. Duration of unemployment.
b. Stock prices.
c. Outstanding commercial and industrial loans.
d. Prime rate.


b

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Nonexcludability causes:

A. people to demand a higher quantity than they would if they had to pay for what they consumed. B. people to demand a lower quantity than they would if they paid for what they consumed. C. firms to supply a lower quantity than they would if they incurred the full costs of the provision of the good. D. firms to supply a higher quantity than they would if they had to pay for what they supplied.

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If investment changes because of a change in the price level, then the

A) economy moves from one point on an AD curve to another point on the same curve. B) AD curve shifts. C) economy moves from one point on a SRAS curve to another point on the same curve. D) SRAS curve shifts. E) none of the above

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Attaining higher and higher levels of air cleanliness causes

A. additional costs to fall to lower and lower levels. B. larger and larger marginal benefits to society. C. additional costs to rise to increasingly high levels. D. larger and larger increases in per capita incomes.

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