Refer to the data for a fictional economy. The changes in the budget conditions between 1998 and 1999 best reflect:
A. demand-pull inflation.
B. an expansionary fiscal policy.
C. a recession.
D. a contractionary fiscal policy.
C. a recession.
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In 2008, the Fed created a new policy tool called
A) federal funds zero-rate, which required the Fed to lower the rate to near zero percent. B) open market operations, which required the Fed to buy securities from only the federal government. C) quantitative easing, which required the Fed to pay interest on required reserves. D) interest rate reductions, which allowed the Fed to lower interest rates paid to banks. E) quantitative easing, which allowed the Fed to buy private securities as well as government securities.
"Buy now, pay later" or "try it before you buy it" are examples of
a. Loss aversion b. Endowment effect c. Confirmation bias d. Anchoring bias
Which of the following is an example a lack of self-control that contradicts the conclusions of standard economic analysis?
a. Eating more food at an all-you-can-eat buffet b. Playing video games all night even with an exam the following morning that will determine your semester grade c. Decreasing the purchase of steak if the price increases 25% d. all of the above
Assume a two-country, two-commodity, two-input model where the following relationships hold:(K/L)U.S. > (K/L)ROW(K/L)automobiles > (K/L)shoes (K/L)U.S. is the capital-labor ratio in the United States, (K/L)ROW is the capital-labor ratio in the Rest of the World, (K/L)automobiles indicates the capital-labor ratio in the production of automobiles, and (K/L)shoes indicates the capital-labor ratio in the production of shoes.Assume further that technology and tastes are the same in the United States and the Rest of the World. If trade opens up between the United States and the Rest of the World, according to the Heckscher-Ohlin model, the Rest of the World will export ________ and import
A. shoes; automobiles. B. automobiles; shoes. C. neither good; both goods. D. both the goods; neither good.