Purchasing-power parity describes the forces that determine
a. prices in the short run.
b. prices in the long run.
c. exchange rates in the short run.
d. exchange rates in the long run.
d
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Suppose the price of leather used to produce shoes increases. The higher price of leather ________ the supply of shoes, and the supply curve of shoes ________
A) does not change; does not shift B) decreases; shifts rightward C) increases; shifts rightward D) increases; shifts leftward E) decreases; shifts leftward
If the underground economy is sizable, then GDP will
a. understate the economy's performance. b. overstate the economy's performance. c. fluctuate unpredictably. d. accurately reflect this subterranean activity.
Explain how a rational consumer decides which goods to buy.
What will be an ideal response?
We will generally observe that the more open an economy
A) the larger the effect of fiscal policy on output and the larger the effect of fiscal policy on the trade position. B) the larger the effect of fiscal policy on output and the smaller the effect of fiscal policy on the trade position. C) the smaller the effect of fiscal policy on output and the larger the effect of fiscal policy on the trade position. D) the smaller the effect of fiscal policy on output and the smaller the effect of fiscal policy on the trade position.