Which of the following statements is true?
A. The United States conducts most of its trade with developing nations because they tend to produce stuff that the U.S. does not have
B. One reason the United States engages in trade is because it is almost entirely dependent on other nations for some products
C. The record over the past two decades shows that exports to Japan are much greater than imports from that nation
D. The United States has lost its position as the world's leading trading partner
B. One reason the United States engages in trade is because it is almost entirely dependent on other nations for some products
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If the unemployment rate is less than the natural unemployment rate, then
A) there is no frictional unemployment. B) cyclical unemployment is greater than zero. C) real GDP is less than potential GDP. D) real GDP is greater than potential GDP. E) frictional unemployment is negative.
The number of units of developing country currency required to purchase a basket of goods and services in a developing country that costs one dollar in the U.S. is given by
a. GNI price deflator. b. Human Development Index ranking. c. purchasing power parity. d. the exchange rate.
Assume that the government increases spending and finances the expenditures by borrowing in the domestic capital markets. If the nation has low mobility international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the quantity of real loanable funds per time period and real GDP in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period falls, and real GDP falls. b. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises, and real GDP rises. c. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period rises, and real GDP remains the same. d. The quantity of real loanable funds per time period and real GDP remain the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
Which of the following would not be classified as an economic resource by economists?
A. A professional soccer player. B. Water in a town's reservoir. C. Money in a business checking account. D. The manager of the local hamburger restaurant.