Which of the following would most likely be highly price-elastic?
a. The demand for milk by a household
b. The demand for insulin by a diabetes patient
c. The demand for water
d. The demand for new houses
e. The demand for coal over a period of one month
d
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Which two time periods did the U.S. begin to experience a sharp increase in Current Account deficits?
A) 1981, mid-1990s B) 1971, mid-1990s C) 1961, mid-1990s D) 1971, mid-1980s E) 1985, mid-1990s
Keynesians:
a. accept the countercyclical policy of doing nothing, that is, allowing market forces to work. b. believe that the level of aggregate demand in the 1930s was sufficient to generate full employment. c. accept the fact that policymakers should eliminate inflation first before focusing on unemployment. d. focus on increasing aggregate demand in order to stimulate the economy. e. were prepared for the events that beset our economy in the 1970s and 1980s.
Assume the central bank decides to pursue contractionary monetary policy. Where and how should you begin your analysis when analyzing the chain reaction of economic interactions?
a. Start the analysis in the real goods market with aggregate demand shifting to the right. b. Start the analysis in the real credit market with demand for real credit shifting to the left. c. Start the analysis in the real credit market with demand for real credit shifting to the right. d. Start the analysis in the real credit market with supply of real credit shifting to the left. e. Start the analysis in the real credit market with supply of real credit shifting to the right.
The economic problem refers to
A. not having enough money. B. the attempt "to secure the greatest amount of pleasure with the least possible outlay". C. the notion that the wealth of nations depends on that country's ability to produce goods and services. D. None of the choices are true.