All of the following tend to coincide with an increase in unemployment except
A. Fatal heart attacks.
B. Decreased stress levels.
C. Admissions to mental institutions.
D. None of the choices are correct.
Answer: B
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In constructing models, economists
A) include all independent variables. B) include all available information. C) attempt to duplicate the real world. D) make simplifying assumptions.
Given that tariffs and quotas cost consumers and that they are a grossly inefficient means for creating or preserving jobs , citizens nevertheless allow these policies to exist because
A. the costs of tariffs and quotas are diffused throughout an entire nation, while the benefits are concentrated. B. they know that petitioning the government to do the right thing is futile. C. incentives to organize around the issue of trade policy are asymmetric. D. all of the above. E. A and C only.
Which four federal taxes make up the bulk of federal government tax revenues?
a. individual income tax, corporate income tax, property tax, and sales tax. b. corporate income tax, national consumption tax, estate tax, and social security tax. c. individual income tax, social security tax, corporate income tax, and Medicare tax. d. social security tax, Medicare tax, estate tax, and corporate income tax. e. none of the above
Which of the following is a major measure of economic growth?
A. The rise in the price level. B. Changes in interest rates. C. The fall in the rate of unemployment. D. Changes in real GDP per capita.