One reason stagflation is difficult to recover from is because:
A. less output requires less inputs to be hired.
B. prices tend to adjust more quickly downward than upward.
C. wages are sticky downward.
D. input prices increase with output prices.
Answer: C
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A) the quantity of jeans supplied increasing. B) the supply of jeans increasing. C) buyers demanding more jeans because they are now more efficiently produced. D) buyers demanding fewer jeans because their price will fall, which signals lower quality. E) some change, but the impact on the supply of jeans is impossible to predict.
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A) decrease the supply of; decrease B) increase the demand for; increase C) decrease the supply of; increase D) decrease the demand for; decrease
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A) net transfers. B) net investment income. C) net exports. D) All of the above are included in an economy's current account.
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A. 6.6 percent. B. 6.5 percent. C. 10.0 percent. D. 6.75 percent. E. There is not enough information to answer the question.