To avoid maturity mismatches, most financial intermediaries tend to
A) have assets whose maturities on average exceed the maturities of their liabilities.
B) have assets whose maturities on average are less than the maturities of their liabilities.
C) have assets whose maturities on average mirror the maturities of their liabilities.
D) hold primarily real assets.
C
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A) The current exchange rate rises. B) The expected future exchange rate rises. C) The current exchange rate falls. D) The expected future exchange rate falls. E) None of the above answers is correct.
Suppose that last year the unemployment rate was 5 percent and the inflation rate was 2.5 percent. If the natural rate of unemployment is 5 percent, how do you expect inflation to change?
What will be an ideal response?
The above figure shows a payoff matrix for two firms, A and B, that must choose between selling basic computers or advanced computers. Which of the following is a Nash equilibrium?
A) Both firms make advanced computers. B) Both firms make basic computers. C) Firm A makes basic computers and firm B makes advanced computers. D) There are no Nash equilibria.
Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) surveys __________ in order to report the number of jobs created.
a. about 140,000 households b. about 60,000 households c. about 140,000 businesses and government agencies d. about 60,000 businesses and government agencies