Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large tax increase will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.
A. recessionary; lower; potential
B. expansionary; lower; potential
C. expansionary; higher; potential
D. recessionary; lower; lower
Answer: A
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An economy with an expansionary gap will, in the absence of stabilization policy, eventually experience a(n) ________ in the inflation rate, leading to a(n) ________ in output.
A. decrease; increase B. increase; increase C. decrease; decrease D. increase; decrease
When firms in a perfectly competitive market incur economic losses, exit by some firms means the market supply will
A) increase. B) decrease. C) not change. D) become vertical. E) become the same as the individual producers' supplies.
Consider the Matching Pennies game:
Player B - heads Player B - tails Player A - heads 1, -1 -1, 1 Player A - tails -1, 1 1, -1 Suppose Player B always uses a mixed strategy with probability of 3/4 for head and 1/4 for tails. Which of the following strategies for Player A provides the highest expected payoff? A) Mixed strategy with probability 1/4 on heads and 3/4 on tails B) Mixed strategy with probability 1/2 on heads and 1/2 on tails C) Mixed strategy with probability 3/4 on heads and 1/4 on tails D) Pure strategy in which Player A always selects heads
An example of moral hazard is
a. people drive less carefully in icy conditions with antilock brakes as without b. people drive as safely with more airbags as without c. football players avoid 'spearing' with their heads even with safer helmets d. people read the medicine warnings as carefully when self-medicating versus with a doctor's prescription