Which of the following is NOT an advantage of inflation targeting?
A) reduction of the time-inconsistency problem
B) increased monetary policy transparency
C) There is an immediate signal on the achievement of the target.
D) consistency with democratic principles
C
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Which of the following is an important assumption about the labor market that is shared by both the original Keynesian model and the Friedman "Fooling Model?"
A) The supply of labor depends on expected real wages. B) The demand for labor is a function of nominal wages. C) Workers can be "off" their labor supply function in the short-run equilibrium. D) Firms can be "off" their labor demand function in the short-run equilibrium.
Ways to "game" the budgeting process include
a. delaying sales if just short of a target b. accelerating expenses if just short of a target c. delaying sales once a target is met d. delaying expenses costs once a target is met
Trade creates value by
a. moving goods from people who value the goods less to people who value the goods more. b. permitting trading partners to expand output through specialization in areas where they each have a comparative advantage. c. permitting trading partners to expand output through the adoption of mass production methods. d. all of the above.
Figure 8.3 shows demands and costs for a monopolistically competitive firm. When the firm's demand curve shifts from D1 to D2 and to D3:
A. the demand for the firm's product is decreasing. B. the firm's average cost of production is increasing. C. the firm's marginal revenue curve also shifts to the left. D. All of these