Two goods are ______ when an increase (decrease) in the price of one good causes an increase (decrease) in the demand for the other good.

a. tributes
b. detriments
c. complements
d. substitutes


d. substitutes

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Refer to Figure 22-2. Assuming no technological change, if the United States increases capital per hour worked by $40,000 every year between 2012 and 2016, we would expect to see

A) real GDP per hour worked will be lower in 2016 than it was in 2012. B) the per-worker production function will get flatter over time. C) real GDP per hour worked will increase by the same increment each year between 2012 and 2016. D) the per-worker production function will shift up every year there is increase in capital per hour worked.

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How does an increase in the price level lead to a higher interest rate?

What will be an ideal response?

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In the Malthusian model, the population growth rate is

A) exogenous. B) positively related to consumption per worker. C) negatively related to consumption per worker. D) assumed to be constant.

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