How does government expenditure discourage some private investment?
What will be an ideal response?
Government often borrows money from the market to meet its expenditure. Government borrowing tends to increase market interest rates. Private investment will fall when there is an increase in the interest rate as the interest rate and investment are negatively related.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) among the firms in the long distance telecommunications market is equal to 855, when would the Federal Trade Commission probably challenge a proposed merger between any two of the firms?
A) It would challenge if the HHI would increase by more than 50 points. B) It would challenge if the HHI would increase by more than 100 points. C) It would challenge no matter what happened to the HHI because the market has so few firms. D) It would not challenge because the HHI is less than 1500.
The costs of disinflation would be low if
A) expected inflation falls as inflation falls. B) wage and price controls were used. C) the Phillips curve were nearly horizontal. D) the Phillips curve adjusted slowly to changes in inflation.
Which is NOT an example of signaling high quality in a social setting
a. wearing a business suit on a job interview b. leaving a big tip for the waiter after a dinner date c. offering a cheap engagement ring to your bride d. Visiting the beauty salon before a big date