Which of the following statements is correct?

a. Neither economic theory nor evidence from the U.S. economy suggests that there is a close link between productivity and real wages.
b. Economic theory suggests that there is a close link between productivity and real wages, but evidence from the U.S. economy fails to confirm that link.
c. Evidence from the U.S. economy suggests a close link between productivity and real wages, but economic theory provides no basis for such a link.
d. Both economic theory and evidence from the U.S. economy suggest that there is a close link between productivity and real wages.


d

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A) The demand for money curve would shift rightward to MD2. B) The demand for money curve would shift leftward to MD0. C) There would be a movement upward along the demand for money curve MD1. D) There would be a movement downward along the demand for money curve MD1.

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The Consumer Price Index compares the:

a. prices of all goods and services in the economy compared to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. b. prices of consumer goods and services that a household purchases to the prices of those goods and services purchased in a base year. c. prices of producer goods and services that are made for consumers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. d. prices of goods and services that are purchased by producers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year. e. prices of goods and services that are purchased by consumer manufacturers to the prices of those goods and services in a base year.

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In general, lower marginal tax rates provide incentives to

A. Produce more output. B. Work less. C. Find more tax loopholes. D. Invest less.

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A public good:

a. is rivalrous in consumption and excludable b. in nonrivalrous in consumption and nonexcludable c. must be produces by government d. both b. and c.

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