Which of the following defines a recession?

a. Real GDP is increasing.
b. Real GDP is decreasing.
c. Real GDP is below its full employment level.
d. Unemployment is unusually low.
e. Employment growth is positive.


B

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a. people's expectation of higher future taxes required to pay off government debt. b. people's expectation of lower future taxes that induce them to save less. c. automatic stabilization of the economy. d. the crowding out effect. e. an increase in current household disposable income.

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Classical economics refers to an era in the history of economic thought that stretched from about

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The process through which an economy's production possibilities curve shifts outward is:

A. full-employment management. B. investment. C. resource renewal. D. out-resourcing.

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Hospitals had limited incentives to reduce readmissions prior to the ACA.

a. true b. false

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