Over the last fifty years both real GDP and prices have trended upward in most countries. Continuing real GDP growth and inflation can be explained by
a. continuing technological progress alone.
b. continuing increases in the money supply alone.
c. continued technological progress and continuing increases in the money supply.
d. None of the above can explain continuing real GDP growth and inflation.
c
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Information technologies ________ the demand for low-skilled labor, increase the ________ high-skilled labor, lower the wage rate of ________ labor, and raise the wage rate of ________ labor
A) decrease; demand for; low-skilled; high-skilled B) decrease; supply of; low-skilled; high-skilled C) do not change; supply of; high-skilled; low-skilled D) do not change; demand for; high-skilled; low-skilled
Consumption spending is $22 million, planned investment spending is $7 million, actual investment spending is $7 million, government purchases are $9 million, and net export spending is $3 million
Based on this information, which of the following is true? A) Aggregate expenditure is equal to GDP. B) Aggregate expenditure is greater than GDP. C) Aggregate expenditure is less than GDP. D) There was an unplanned change in inventories.
Which one of the following would benefit financially from unanticipated inflation?
A) a borrower whose loan has a fixed nominal interest rate B) a borrower with an adjustable rate mortgage C) a bank that has made loans at a fixed nominal interest rate D) a firm whose workers are covered by a COLA agreement
The demand curve facing a monopolist is
A) downward sloping. B) upward sloping. C) horizontal. D) vertical.