Financial markets are a key institution of growth because:
A. without them there would be no incentive to invest.
B. they move funds from those who save to those who invest.
C. they allow people to plan better for retirement.
D. without them people would not save.
Answer: B
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A) Any movement upward or downward on your budget line will move you to a less preferred point. B) Any movement upward or downward on your indifference curve will move you to a less preferred point. C) Your marginal rate of substitution is greater than the magnitude of the budget line by as much as possible. D) All of the above are correct.
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A) decreases; increases B) increases; increases C) decreases; decreases D) increases; decreases
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A) bond B) money C) capital D) stock
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A) millions of new jobs B) the United States having the lowest energy costs of any country in the industrialized world C) a substantial increase in GDP over time D) significant increases in pollution