Some fiscal policies are countercyclical

What will be an ideal response?


meaning they operate in the opposite direction to the business cycle (ex. if real GDP is decreasing, a countercyclical policy would be to increase government spending) and some are procyclical, which is the opposite. ationCn?%d

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A commitment strategy can:

A. be used to change people's payoffs to gain cooperation. B. allow players to reach a mutually beneficial equilibrium that would otherwise be difficult to maintain. C. result in a positive-positive outcome. D. All of these statements are true.

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In general, less productive workers are paid less than more productive workers

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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State sales taxes are operated as a system of

A. ad valorem taxation. B. unit taxation. C. revenue minimizing taxation. D. income taxation.

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Refer to the information provided in Table 8.6 below to answer the question(s) that follow.  Table 8.6Refer to Table 8.6. If the firm is in a perfectly competitive industry with a market price of $15 per unit, the firm will produce ________ units and earn a profit of ________.

A. three; $10 B. five; $15 C. four; -$10 D. four; $10

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