The rate of interest banks charge when they lend money to other banks for short periods of time, typically overnight, is called the federal funds rate
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The minimum value of the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index is
A) -100. B) -1. C) approximately 0. D) 1.
Which of the following is FALSE about the Highly Indebted Poor Countries initiative?
A) Most of the countries included are in sub-Saharan Africa. B) Countries qualify for debt relief partly based on their level of poverty. C) Countries do not have to have established a past track record of economic reform in order to qualify as long as they make future commitments. D) External debt levels must be high relative to exports in order to qualify.
The effective rate of protection measures
A) the "true" ad valorem value of a tariff. B) the quota equivalent value of a tariff. C) the efficiency with which the tariff is collected at the customhouse. D) the protection given by the tariff to domestic value added. E) the difference between domestic and foreign prices of the import.
According to real business cycle theory, real wages are _____ correlated with employment and the portion of the population that is not in the labor market _____ with higher real wages
a. positively; rises. b. negatively, does not change. c. negatively, rises. d. positively; falls. e. none of the above.