Explain "haircuts" when a government defaults its debt
What will be an ideal response?
Default is often partial and creditors take is what is known as a haircut. A haircut of 40%, for example, means that creditors receive 60% of they were owed.
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A. direct exchange of goods and services. B. exchange of goods, but not services. C. system that does not depend on a coincidence of wants. D. system used in advanced economies.
Refer to the figure below.________ inflation will eventually move the economy pictured in the diagram from short-run equilibrium at point ________ to long-run equilibrium at point ________, 
A. Rising; B; C B. Falling; A; C C. Falling; A; B D. Rising; A; C
Refer to Table 21.5:Table 21.5QTFCTVCTCAVCMC0 15--1 23 2 43 15 The marginal cost of the third unit of output in Table 21.5 is
A. $15. B. $4. C. $30. D. $3.
The most common form of zero-coupon bonds found in the United States is:
A. municipal bonds. B. AAA rated corporate bonds. C. 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds. D. U.S. Treasury bills.