According to classical economists, if interest rates are flexible,
A) saving will equal investment.
B) saving may be greater than investment.
C) saving may be less than investment.
D) any of the above
A
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Dumping is defined as the situation in which
A) foreign producers sell a product at a price below the cost of production. B) domestic producers are protected by tariffs. C) domestic producers sell a product at prices below the cost of production. D) foreign producers sell a product at a price above a fair level. E) domestic producers cut production to drive up domestic prices.
The "New Keynesian" macroeconomics centered on
A) the assumption of continuous market-clearing. B) the importance of technological shocks. C) the imperfectness of the information held by economic decision-makers. D) the rational reasons for slow price and wage adjustment.
Suppose milk and cereal are compliments and the demand for milk is Qdm = 40 - 6Pm - 2Pc, where Qdm stands for millions of gallons of milk demanded, Pm stands for the price of milk and Pc stands for the price of cereal. The supply of milk is Qsm = 6Pm - 8, where Qsm stands for millions of gallons of milk supplied. The demand and supply of cereal are Qdc = 90 - 5Pc - Pm and Qsc = 5Pc - 10, respectively, where Qdc stands for millions of boxes of cereal demanded and Qsc stands for millions of boxes of cereal supplied. Which of the following gives the price of milk in terms of the price of cereal?
A. Pm = 4 - (Pc/6) B. Pm = (32/12) - (Pc/6) C. Pm = (32 - 2Pc)/12 D. Pm = (32/12) + (Pc/6)
Suppose that the Fed undertakes an open market sale, selling $1 million worth of securities to a bank. If the required reserve ratio is 8%, checkable deposits (or the money supply), would _______________ by ________________ million, assuming that there are no cash leakages and that banks hold zero excess reserves
A) rise; $12.5 B) decline; $8 C) decline; $12.5 D) rise; $8