A government budget deficit is
A) an excess of government spending over government revenues during a given time period.
B) a situation in which the government's spending is exactly equal to the total taxes and other revenues it collects during a given time period.
C) the total value of all outstanding federal government securities.
D) all federal government debt irrespective of who owns it.
A
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Over the past few decades, nominal interest rates have been higher than real rates of interest. This means that
A. lenders must have expected inflation. B. borrowers must have expected deflation. C. lenders must have expected prices to fall. D. borrowers must have expected prices to fall.
An increase in the U.S. cattle herd in Texas because of favorable market conditions will
A. shift the supply curve of US corn to the right. B. shift the supply curve of US corn to the left. C. shift the demand curve for US corn to the right. D. shift the demand curve for US corn to the left.
Stagflation refers to a situation in which the economy is experiencing:
A. high economic growth and high inflation. B. low economic growth and high inflation. C. high economic growth and low inflation. D. low economic growth and low inflation.
Velocity will be constant if the demand for money with respect to the interest rate is
A. elastic, but not perfectly elastic. B. perfectly elastic. C. perfectly inelastic. D. unitary elastic.