From the late 1990s through the first 3 or 4 years of this decade, _____ has been caught in a liquidity trap.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Japan

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The existence of automatic stabilizers will

A) cause the effects of shocks to aggregate demand to have a larger effect on GDP. B) reduce the recognition lag of discretionary fiscal policy. C) eliminate recessions. D) reduce the size of recessionary and inflationary gaps.

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The figure above shows the market for milk in Cowland. A subsidy paid to producers of $1 per gallon of milk is introduced. If there are no external costs and no external benefits, the marginal benefit of the last gallon of milk consumed is

A) $3.50 a gallon. B) $4.00 a gallon. C) $4.50 a gallon. D) $5.00 a gallon.

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Under long-run equilibrium in perfect competition, each firm operates at the minimum point of its average-variable-cost curve

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Economics

The law of increasing opportunity costs is reflected in a production possibilities curve that is:

A. an upsloping straight line. B. a downsloping straight line. C. bowed out from the origin. D. bowed in toward the origin.

Economics