Which of the following is directly accounted for in the calculation of GDP?
A) the value of one hour of leisure as measured by the hourly wage one would otherwise earn by working
B) the value of repairing your own kitchen sink as measured by the average rates charged by local plumbers
C) cash earnings from an illegal poker game
D) improvements in quality of life from the reduction of pollution
E) None of the above items is accounted for in GDP.
E
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What will be an ideal response?
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actions may encourage even riskier behavior on the part of these large institutions in the future if these institutions believe that they, too, will be bailed out if they get in trouble. This risk faced by policymakers is known as A) asymmetric information. B) quantitative easing. C) too-big-to-fail policy. D) moral hazard.
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