The fact that output gaps will not last indefinitely, but will be closed by rising or falling inflation is the economy's:
A. income-expenditure multiplier.
B. self-correcting property.
C. short-run equilibrium property.
D. long-run equilibrium property.
Answer: B
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Assuming that the government can act immediately before the multiplier takes effect, then to offset an increase in investment by $1 billion, government purchases must be:
A. decreased by $2 billion. B. increased by $1 billion. C. decreased by $1 billion. D. decreased by $0.5 billion.
To encourage economic development a country should do all of the following EXCEPT
A) establish a system of property rights. B) allow creative destruction to run its course. C) limit the amount of imports allowed into the country. D) invest in human capital.
A year-long drought that destroys most wheat crops for the season would shift the:
A. aggregate demand curve only. B. aggregate demand curve, and the short-run aggregate supply curve would shift in response. C. short-run aggregate supply curve only. D. short-run aggregate supply curve and the long-run aggregate supply curve.
A vertical merger involves
a. two companies in the same line of business joining together b. a buyer's expanding operations forward toward the final customer c. a buyer's expanding operations backward toward the source of raw material d. companies in unrelated lines of business coming together e. b and c