Which of the following Fed policy actions left the date for completion open, based on achieving particular employment objectives?
A. QE2.
B. QE3.
C. Maturity Extension Program.
D. Operation Twist.
B. QE3.
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The demand for government regulation of sellers most often originates with
A) consumers. B) economists. C) politicians. D) sellers.
Refer to the above figure. A movement from Point A to Point B is caused by
A) an increase in income. B) an expectation of a decrease in the price of the good in that figure. C) a decrease in the price of the good in that figure. D) all of the above.
Suppose the current account of a country is initially in balance. A new transaction occurs so that the current account is now in surplus. Official reserve balance is maintained before and after the transaction occurs. From this, we know that
A) the balance of trade is now in surplus. B) the balance of goods and services is now in surplus. C) the capital account is now in deficit. D) the government must make official reserve transactions.
Many people argue against increasing the minimum wage because they believe the result would be increased unemployment. Which of the following best summarizes this argument? A higher minimum wage would
a. increase the supply of labor while decreasing the demand for labor b. decrease the supply of labor while increasing the demand for labor c. increase the quantity supplied of labor while decreasing the quantity demanded of labor d. decrease the quantity supplied of labor while increasing the quantity demanded of labor e. increase the supply of labor while decreasing the quantity demanded of labor