Why does the short-run aggregate supply curve shift to the right in the long run, following a decrease in aggregate demand?
A) Workers and firms adjust their expectations of wages and prices downward and they accept lower wages and prices.
B) Workers and firms adjust their expectations of wages and prices downward and they push for higher wages and prices.
C) Workers and firms adjust their expectations of wages and prices upward and they push for higher wages and prices.
D) Workers and firms adjust their expectations of wages and prices upward and they accept lower wages and prices.
Answer: A
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A) the buyer of a good has more information than the seller and takes hidden actions. B) the seller of a good has more information about the hidden characteristics of the good. C) people make the same decisions as others without focusing on private information. D) people have contradictory information about a good they want to consume.
Assume a hypothetical case where an industry begins as perfectly competitive and then becomes a monopoly. As a result of this change
A) price will be higher, output will be lower, and the deadweight loss will be eliminated. B) consumer surplus will be smaller, producer surplus will be greater, and there will be a reduction in economic efficiency. C) consumer surplus will be smaller and producer surplus will be greater. There will be a net increase in economic surplus. D) price will be higher, consumer surplus will be greater, and output will be greater.
When a nation chooses to fix or float, it should consider:
A) only its domestic banks, importers, and exporters. B) only whether it has a great deal of economic integration. C) only whether it has similar circumstances in terms of demand or supply shocks with its trading partners. D) both the level of economic integration and the similarity of demand or supply shocks.
Suppose both supply and demand decrease. What effect will this have on price?
A. It will remain the same. B. It will fall. C. It will rise. D. It may rise or fall.