The decrease in consumption and investment interest-related spending that occurs when the interest rate rises as government spending increases is called:

A) crowding in.
B) crowding out.
C) neutral.
D) none of the above.


B

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A) equally lowers, a one-percentage-point decrease B) does not change, a one-percentage point decrease C) does not change, no change D) equally raises, no change E) equally raises, a one-percentage-point increase

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a. prime interest rate. b. nominal interest rate. c. exchange rate. d. inflationary premium.

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New growth theory puts emphasis on

A) ideas. B) experimenting with new ways of doing things. C) rearranging resources in ways that are more valuable. D) b and c E) a, b, and c

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A monopolistically competitive firm is one:

A. of many firms that all sell the exact same product. B. that behaves like a monopolist. C. of many firms that sell products that are close but not perfect substitutes. D. of a small number of firms that sell products that are close but not perfect substitutes.

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