Have the growth rates of the two measures of money moved together over time? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
From 1960 to 1980 the growth rates of the two money measures did move together. After 1980 M1 behaved very differently than M2. The main reason for this seems to be the high rates of inflation that began in the late 1970s and fostered innovation into other types of accounts that people could hold to earn a higher return and yet were relatively liquid, such as money market accounts.
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a. orange growers, they will then voluntarily control the pest. b. orange growers, they will not control the pest. c. pulp manufacturers, they will pay the orange growers to control the pest. d. pulp manufacturers, the orange growers would offer a side payment of at least $2 million to be able to grow oranges.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
With regard to the question "What were the lives of those who died in the Civil War (1861–1865) worth?" Hughes and Cain (2011) conclude that
(a) there is no way to answer this question because people have infinite worth. (b) an estimate can be made by calculating the value of the loss of "human capital." (c) the worth was close to zero because of the surplus of population that existed at the time. (d) the worth of Northern lives lost was greater because the Northerners were fighting against the evils of slavery.