If inventory stocks are ________ and firms have enough capital and labor to support an output increase, monetary and fiscal policy will be ________.
A. low; very effective
B. low; ineffective
C. zero; useless
D. high; very effective
Answer: A
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Today, one U.S. dollar exchanges for 1.10 euros. The next morning the same dollar exchanges for 1.07 euros. We can conclude that the dollar has ________ and the euro has ________
A) depreciated; appreciated B) appreciated; appreciated C) appreciated; depreciated D) depreciated; neither appreciated nor depreciated E) depreciated; depreciated
Property and casualty insurance companies hold the largest share of their assets in
A) long-term government bonds. B) short-term government securities and commercial paper. C) tax-exempt municipal bonds and U.S. government securities. D) medium-term corporate bonds.
If a bank purchases government securities rather than lends funds, the:
a. M2 money supply does not rise. b. M2 money supply rises, but not by as much as when the funds are lent. c. M2 money supply rises by more than would be the case if the funds were lent. d. M2 money supply rises by the same amount as if they were lent.
The "crowding-out" effect refers to the fact that
A) fiscal policy cannot be used to shift the IS curve.
B) rising interest rates tend to accompany an expansionary fiscal policy.
C) there may be a liquidity trap.
D) All of these.