When government spending is less than the tax revenues during a specific time period, this is known as a

A) government budget deficit. B) government budget surplus.
C) balanced budget. D) public debt.


B

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This is an incentive system to help avoid A) adverse selection. B) moral hazard. C) optimal-stopping. D) none of the above

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If the maturity of a debt instrument is less than one year, the debt is called

A) short-term. B) intermediate-term. C) long-term. D) prima-term.

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A permanent marginal tax rate cut would be expected to shift both the short-run and the long-run aggregate supply curves to the right

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When real GDP is less than potential GDP, an increase in government expenditures will __________ real GDP and __________ the price level

a) increase; raise b) increase; lower c) decrease; raise d) decrease; lower

Economics