In the classical model, if the amount households wish to save exceeds the sum of the amount businesses wish to invest plus the government's budget deficit, the loanable funds market
a. will be in disequilibrium, but this does not prevent equilibrium in the total economy
b. will be in disequilibrium, and we would expect the supply of funds to decrease
c. will be in disequilibrium, and we would expect the interest rate to rise
d. will be in disequilibrium, and we would expect the interest rate to fall
e. may be in equilibrium, because unplanned inventory changes have not been included
D
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A) the receipts from goods and services bought and sold and transfers to and from foreigners. B) borrowing and lending between the country's residents and foreigners. C) the net increase or decrease in the country's official reserves. D) net transfer payments between the country's citizens and foreigners.
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In the context of rent seeking, rents refer to _____
a. payments made to factors of production for private benefit that do not add anything to social output. b. payments made to politicians for private benefit that do not add anything to gross domestic product c. payments made to factors of production for private benefit that add to social output d. payments made to third parties to find opportunities for lobbying
In December 1999 people feared that there might be computer problems at banks as the century changed. Consequently, people wanted to hold relatively more in currency and relatively less in deposits. In anticipation banks raised their reserve ratios to have enough cash on hand to meet depositors' demands. These actions by the public
a. would increase the multiplier. If the Fed wanted to offset the effect of this on the size of the money supply, it could have sold bonds. b. would increase the multiplier. If the Fed wanted to offset the effect of this on the size of the money supply, it could have bought bonds. c. would reduce the multiplier. If the Fed wanted to offset the effect of this on the size of the money supply, it could have sold bonds. d. would reduce the multiplier. If the Fed wanted to offset the effect of this on the size of the money supply, it could have bought bonds.