When the Fed increases the money supply, interest rates:
a. rise.
b. fall.
c. are unaffected.
d. rise and then fall.
e. fall and then rise.
b
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Part of the spending on the Doyle Drive project in northern California came from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, which is an example of ________ aimed at increasing real GDP and employment
A) an automatic stabilizer B) a transfer payment C) discretionary fiscal policy D) contractionary fiscal policy
The opportunity cost of deficit spending is likely to be low: a. only when it creates new physical capital
b. only when it creates new human capital. c. only when it improves existing physical capital. d. only when it improves existing human capital. e. when it creates or improves physical or human capital.
Within the framework of the AS/AD model, which of the following is a true statement regarding short-run aggregate supply?
a. An increase in prices temporarily improves profit margins because important components of costs are fixed in the short run. b. An increase in prices leads to higher interest rates, which temporarily improves profit margins. c. An increase in prices leads to an expansion in the money supply, which stimulates additional output. d. An increase in prices increases real wage rates and thereby expands the size of the economy's resource base.
A student has not yet graduated from school but is looking for a job. Is the student considered to be in the labor force? Why or why not?