During the 2007-2009 recession and its aftermath, Okun's law
A) predicted the cyclical unemployment rate more accurately than it did prior to the recession.
B) predicted the cyclical unemployment rate at roughly the same rate of accuracy as it did prior to the recession.
C) predicted a higher cyclical unemployment rate than was actually experienced in the U.S. economy.
D) predicted a lower cyclical unemployment rate than was actually experienced in the U.S. economy.
D
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An R2 close to 1
A) does not happen with real data. B) indicates that almost all of the variation in the dependent variable is explained by the regression. C) does not explain variation as well as an R2 that is above 2. D) means that the regression line does not fit the data very well.
Under a system of flexible exchange rates, transactions that increase the supply of the nation's currency to the foreign exchange market will cause the nation's
a. currency to depreciate in value. b. currency to appreciate in value. c. trade deficit to increase. d. products to become more expensive to foreigners.
According to purchasing-power parity, if over the course of a year the price level in the U.S. rises more than in Japan, then which of the following falls?
a. the U.S. real exchange rate, but not the U.S. nominal exchange rate b. the U.S. nominal exchange rate, but not the U.S. real exchange rate c. the U.S. nominal exchange rate and the U.S. real exchange rate d. neither the real exchange rate nor the nominal exchange rate
Which of the following is the correct way to show the effects of a newly imposed import quota?
a. shift the demand for loanable funds left, the supply of dollars in the market for foreign- currency exchange left, and the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange right b. shift the demand for loanable funds left, the supply of dollars in the market for foreign- currency exchange right, and the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange left c. shift the demand for dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange to the right d. shift the supply of dollars in the market for foreign-currency exchange to the left