Capital inflows in the form of direct investment can provide ________; this is a ________ of capital inflows
A) access to political power; cost
B) access to political power; benefit
C) increases in external debt; cost
D) decreases in external debt; benefit
A
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If the nominal interest rate is 6% and the inflation rate is 9%, then the real interest rate is
A) -3%. B) 3%. C) 6.67%. D) 15%.
In response to the climate change issue, President Obama
a. pledged to reduce the nation’s GHG emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 b. has vetoed all environmental bills that do not include a cap-and-trade program c. implemented a national carbon tax effective in 2012 d. committed the United States to participating in the EU ETS, starting in 2012
If there is a favorable supply shock which direction does the short-run Phillips curve shift? What initially happens to unemployment and inflation as a result of this shock?
________ holds that those with equal ability to pay should bear equal tax burdens.
A. Vertical equity B. Progressive tax theory C. Horizontal equity D. The benefits-received principle