If Congress passes legislation to increase government purchases to counter the effects of a recession, then this would be an example of a(n)
A. nondiscretionary fiscal policy.
B. supply-side fiscal policy.
C. contractionary fiscal policy.
D. expansionary fiscal policy.
Answer: D
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If unemployment and inflation move inversely, then we can infer that business fluctuations are
a. from the demand side. b. from the supply side. c. from both the demand and supply side. d. purely random events.
If the quantity of loanable funds supplied is less than the quantity demanded, then there is a
a. shortage of loanable funds and the interest rate will fall. b. shortage of loanable funds and the interest rate will rise. c. surplus of loanable funds and the interest rate will fall. d. surplus of loanable funds and the interest rate will rise.
The public debt is the:
a. Difference between current government expenditures and revenues b. Total of all past deficits minus all past surpluses c. Ratio of all past deficits to all past surpluses d. Amount of U.S. paper currency in circulation
Suppose that an economy has 9 million people working full-time. It also has 1 million people who are actively seeking work but currently unemployed as well as 2 million discouraged workers who have given up looking for work and are currently unemployed. What is this economy's unemployment rate?
What will be an ideal response?