Many borrowers defaulted on subprime mortgages ultimately disrupting financial markets by August 2007. Which of the following is a likely result of this increase in financial frictions?
A) The AD curve likely shifted left which caused a positive inflation gap.
B) The AD curve likely shifted right which caused a positive inflation gap.
C) The AD curve likely shifted left which caused an upward movement along the MP curve to a higher general equilibrium interest rate.
D) The AD curve likely did not shift.
E) none of the above
E
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The role of platform firms is to
A. reduce the amount of information in the price system. B. reduce the amount of market competition among sellers. C. lower transaction costs for buyers and sellers. D. reduce the level of voluntary exchanges in markets.
A cartel is
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What will be an ideal response?