A simplified representation of a complicated situation is:
A. econometrics.
B. cutting corners.
C. useless without adding fine details.
D. a model.
Answer: D
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The biases in the CPI include the
A) old goods, unemployment, and inflation biases. B) new goods, quality change, and substitution biases. C) old goods, new goods, and quality change biases. D) substitution, new goods, and old goods biases.
Which of the following statements is true of unemployment? a. Cyclical unemployment decreases during recessions and increases during expansions
b. Some unemployment exists even when the economy is healthy and growing. c. Unemployment and inflation are not related. d. People who are willing and able to work but have given up the search for a job are considered unemployed. e. Voluntary unemployment refers to a situation in which people who really do not want to work only pretend to look for jobs.
When the government's spending is less than tax revenue, it implies that:
a. the government budget is balanced. b. the government is running a deficit. c. there is a budget surplus. d. there is a higher chance of default by the government. e. the government needs to borrow from the central bank.
Supply-side economic policies are best viewed as
a. a short-run countercyclical tool. b. a long-run strategy to promote economic growth. c. a strategy for the control of long-run inflation. d. a stabilization tool to smooth the ups and downs of the business cycle.