Inflation accompanied by falling real output and employment is known as:
A. Laffer's law.
B. Okun's law.
C. stagflation.
D. the Phillips Curve.
C. stagflation.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. For a given quantity, a monopoly's marginal revenue is always greater than the price associated with that quantity. 2. When regulating a natural monopoly one should set the regulatory price such that the monopoly will produce the efficient level of output. 3. Deadweight loss because of a monopoly can be attributed to the fact that monopolies produce at a quantity where the price of the good exceeds the marginal cost of producing the last unit. 4. When there are significant differences among customers, a monopolist will look for opportunities to price discriminate. 5. Distributing goods equally among consumers would be not only fair but efficient.
Sue consumes only sandwiches and soda and is at her best affordable point. The price of a sandwich falls. The substitution effect is that Sue substitutes ________ for ________. The income effect is that Sue ________
A) sandwiches; soda; buys less of both goods B) soda; sandwiches; buys more soda and fewer sandwiches C) sandwiches; soda; buys more of both goods D) soda; sandwiches; buys less soda and more sandwiches
Refer to Figure 19-6. Which of the following would cause the change depicted in the figure above?
A) Dumping accusations result in the United States placing tariffs on produce imported from Mexico. B) An increase in investment in infrastructure causes U.S. productivity to rise relative to Mexican productivity. C) A declining preference for Kentucky bourbon causes Mexican consumers to decrease their preferences for U.S.-produced alcohol relative to Mexican-produced alcohol. D) A contractionary monetary policy causes a decrease in the price level of U.S. goods relative to Mexican goods.
Since 2000, what income group of countries has grown the fastest?
a. high income b. low income c. middle income d. Middle and low income groups grew at the same fastest rate.