Which of the following transactions would impact foreign-owned assets in the United States?
a. The U.S. government sends humanitarian aid to New Zealand.
b. The French government buys machine parts from a U.S. firm in Texas.
c. U.S. residents holding U.S. bonds sell them to other U.S. residents.
d. Investors in Mexico buy corporate securities from a firm in the United States.
d. Investors in Mexico buy corporate securities from a firm in the United States.
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Using the data in the table above, real GDP per person in 2009 is
A) $70,000. B) $71,429. C) $75,000. D) $70 trillion. E) 7 percent.
A predicted value of a dependent variable:
A. represents the difference between the expected value of the dependent variable and its actual value. B. is always equal to the actual value of the dependent variable. C. is independent of explanatory variables and can be estimated on the basis of the residual error term only. D. represents the expected value of the dependent variable given particular values for the explanatory variables.
Which of the following statements about the way markets allocate resources is most accurate from society's perspective?
A. Markets always fail to allocate resources properly, so we must rely on the government to determine the proper use of our resources. B. The market may not always allocate resources in a way that is in society's best interest. C. The market always allocates resources in the best way. D. Resource allocation by markets may not be perfect, but it is always better than government allocation of resources.
Assume that the reserve ratio is 20% and banks in the system are loaning out all their excess reserve. If people collectively cash out $10 billion from their checking accounts, then the lending ability of the banking system will be
A. increased by $10 billion. B. decreased by $40 billion. C. decreased by $50 billion. D. decreased by $10 billion.