As the baby boomers begin moving into the retirement phase of life during the years following 2010, spending on Social Security and Medicare will
What will be an ideal response?
rise and this will make it more difficult for the federal government to balance its budget.
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The commercial banks in Lendland have
Reserves $400 million Loans $3,600 million Deposits $4,000 million Total assets $4,600 million The banks hold no excess reserves. a) Calculate the banks' reserve ratio. b) An immigrant arrives in Lendland with $5 million, which he deposits in a bank. How much does the immigrant's bank lend initially?
Taxes and subsidies can be used to correct market failure
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Contractionary monetary policy on the part of the Fed results in
A) an increase in the money supply, an increase in interest rates, and an increase in GDP. B) a decrease in the money supply, an increase in interest rates, and a decrease in GDP. C) an increase in the money supply, a decrease in interest rates, and an increase in GDP. D) a decrease in the money supply, a decrease in interest rates, and a decrease in GDP.
Food stamps provided by the government to households are an example of
A) vouchers. B) marginal benefits from producing a good or service. C) marginal cost from producing a good or service. D) marginal external cost. E) a government good.