When a union raises the wage above the equilibrium level, it reduces the quantity of labor supplied and raises the quantity of labor demanded, resulting in unemployment
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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An explanation for the productivity slowdown from 1974 through 1995 is
A) measurement problems. B) an increase in labor quality. C) creative destruction. D) a decline in oil prices.
The reason why some economists believe that attempts by the Fed to surprise the public in a systematic way cannot be successful is that
A) information about the Fed's plans will inevitably be leaked to the public. B) the Fed announces its goals before Congress and publishes its policy actions in the Federal Reserve Bulletin six weeks after they take place. C) the public would eventually figure out what the Fed's policies were, negating the Fed's surprise. D) competition in the money markets would neutralize the Fed's intervention.
According to the Keynesians, labor contracts
a. are unimportant for modern labor markets because few worker are unionized. b. mean that real wages are inflexible. c. mean that money wages never adjust. d. imply that nominal wages adjust, but only periodically.
Consumers are better off with pricing in the following order: 1)________; 2)________; 3)________
A) competitive market; perfect price discrimination; single-price monopoly B) competitive market; single-price monopoly; perfect price discrimination C) single-price monopoly; competitive market; perfect price discrimination D) Unable to determine.