When there is an expansionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.
A. decline; lower; expand
B. increase; raise; decline
C. decline; lower; decline
D. decline; raise; decline
Answer: B
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A. $42 B. $59 C. $135 D. $230
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A) in the short run only, and then only if the policy was fully anticipated. B) in both the short run and the long run. C) in the short run only, and then only if the policy was unanticipated. D) in the long run only.
Exchanging dollars for euros to pay a computer manufacturer in Belgium would occur
A) in the foreign exchange market. B) at the Federal Reserve. C) at the European Central Bank. D) in the letter of credit market.
The assumption of diminishing returns in the Heckscher-Ohlin model means that, unlike in the Ricardian model, it is likely that
A) countries will not be fully specialized in one product. B) countries will benefit from free international trade. C) countries will consume outside their production possibility frontier. D) comparative advantage will not determine the direction of trade. E) global production will decrease under trade.