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
Answer: D
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Which statement is true?
A. Subsidy payments to farmers were almost completely phased out in 2007. B. The so-called new economy of the 1990s was neither new, nor very different from the economy of the previous 25 years. C. Until the time of the Great Depression, the United States was primarily an agricultural nation. D. There were no recessions during the presidency of Bill Clinton (January 1993-January 2000).
Transaction costs are likely to be ________ when property rights are ________ clearly defined
A) lower ; less B) higher; more C) lower; more D) Trick question: there is no causal relationship between transaction costs and property rights.
According to Thomas (1954), increased immigration provided incentive to invest in capital that was
(a) labor-using, resulting in capital widening. (b) labor-using, resulting in capital deepening. (c) labor-saving, resulting in capital widening. (d) labor-saving, resulting in capital widening.
Which of the following is an automatic stabilizer that moves the federal budget toward deficit during an economic contraction and toward surplus during an economic expansion?
a. Personal income tax revenues. b. Corporate income tax revenues. c. Unemployment benefits. d. All of these.