Factors that led to worsening financial market conditions in East Asia in 1997-1998 include
A) weak supervision by bank regulators.
B) a rise in interest rates abroad.
C) unanticipated increases in the price level.
D) increased uncertainty from political shocks.
A
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In Dakistan, 3M people work, 0.5M are unemployed and get UI benefits, 0.1M are unemployed without UI benefits and 3M have no intention to work. The unemployment rate is (to the nearest %)
A) 7%. B) 9%. C) 14%. D) 17%.
Suppose new electronic devices make it easier to monitor the effort levels of workers. What happens to the NSC curve in the efficiency wage model?
A) Shifts upward B) Shifts downward C) Remains the same D) The NSC curve remains the same, and the labor supply curve shifts leftward because shirking workers will leave the labor force.
When the price of tablets goes up and fewer tablets are purchased, this is representative of the
A) law of demand. B) law of supply. C) law of market operations. D) law of increasing costs.