Net exports is a negative figure whenever

A. a nation's exports of goods and services exceed its imports.
B. a nation's imports of goods and services exceed its exports.
C. inventories dwindle.
D. gross savings is greater than net investment.


B. a nation's imports of goods and services exceed its exports.

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A. involves the use of taxes or fees to remedy negative externalities. B. involves the use of subsidies to remedy negative externalities. C. is a legal principle requiring a party who takes an action that harms others to compensate the affected parties for some or all of their losses. D. requires that victims of an externality pay a tax to the producers of the externality.

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Which is a screen against adverse selection

a. Insurance companies require homeowners to have smoke detectors b. Rearview cameras in cars c. Installing engine monitors to track driving habits of the insured d. Prospective secretaries must take a typing test before being hired

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If the base year for an index is 2005 and the value of the index in 2008 is 165.1, by what percent has the measure grown over those 3 years?

a. 165.1 percent b. 100.0 percent c. 6.51 percent d. 0 percent e. 65.1 percent

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When the money market is drawn with the value of money on the vertical axis, if the money supply rises

a. the price level and the value of money rise. b. the price level rises and the value of money falls. c. the price level falls and the value of money rises. d. the price level and the value of money fall.

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