One cause of the 2008 financial crisis was that many mortgage brokers were ______.

a. warning borrowers not to borrow too much
b. discouraging borrowers from using new hybrid loans
c. encouraging borrowers to borrow more than they could afford
d. promoting fixed-rate mortgages instead of adjustable-rate mortgages


c. encouraging borrowers to borrow more than they could afford

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A) Boston B) New York C) Chicago D) San Francisco

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If the economy is at full employment, anything that causes the level of income to change will cause fluctuations in the __________ that will shift the __________ curve and thus help stabilize economic activity

A) price level; IS B) price level; LM C) interest rate; IS D) interest rate; LM

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A bond purchaser is lending money to a corporation.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Being risk averse means that you would be willing to pay ________ than the expected outcome in order to guarantee an outcome.

A. no more or less B. more or less C. more D. less

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