Everything else held constant, if the federal government were to guarantee today that it will pay creditors if a corporation goes bankrupt in the future, the interest rate on corporate bonds will ________ and the interest rate on Treasury securities

will ________. A) increase; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) decrease; increase
D) decrease; decrease


C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is subtracted from GNP when calculating net national product?

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Using the concept of elasticity, show that a drug enforcement policy aimed at getting rid of heroin suppliers may not be very effective in reducing heroin consumption

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