"Quantitative easing" is when:
a. Lending rules and underwriting standards are relaxed, which often leads to speculation.
b. Increasing a nation's money supply even though interest rates appear to be at a minimum.
c.Increasing government spending and reducing taxes even though they do not appear to be increasing aggregate demand.
d. All of the above.
.B
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The United States has the biggest national economy in the world solely because of the U.S. population.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Suppose that the U.S. personal income tax was eliminated and replaced with a fixed tax that raised the exact same amount of revenue. The multiplier would be
a. larger. b. unchanged. c. smaller. d. incalculable.
Which statement is true? In the short run, a perfect competitor will
A. operate at its most efficient output only if it is making a profit. B. operate at its most efficient output only if it is taking a loss. C. operate at its most efficient output if it is making a profit or taking a loss. D. not operate at its most efficient output if it is making a profit or taking a loss.
Which of the following could explain why there is an increase in potential GDP but the equilibrium level of GDP does not rise?
A) SRAS shifted to the right by more than LRAS. B) AD shifted to the right by more than SRAS. C) AD shifted to the right by less than SRAS. D) SRAS and AD do not shift.