Which of the following events would lead to an increase in the supply of labor?
a. The price of a firm's product increases.
b. A country experiences an increase in immigrant labor.
c. The development of a new labor-augmenting technology.
d. All of the above are correct.
b
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Starting from long-run equilibrium, a war that raises government purchases results in ________ output in the short run and ________ output in the long run.
A. lower; potential B. higher; potential C. higher; higher D. lower; higher
Which of the following applies to an object serving as a store of value?
I. If an object can be held and exchanged later for a good or service, it serves as a store of value. II. The less stable an object's value, the better it serves as a store of value. III. A work of art can serve as a store of value. A) I only B) I and II C) I and III D) I, II and III
If we compare income mobility in absolute terms, we would measure whether a person's income:
A. is higher than her parents' income. B. is higher at the end of her career compared to the beginning. C. places her higher up in the income distribution over the course of her work-life. D. places her higher up in the income distribution than her parents' income.
In the long run, unemployment will be at the natural rate. This implies that
A. there is a one-to-one relationship between unemployment and inflation and consequently, the Phillips curve is vertical. B. there is no relationship between unemployment and inflation and consequently, the Phillips curve is vertical. C. there is a positive relationship between unemployment and inflation and consequently, the Phillips curve is upward-sloping. D. there is a negative relationship between unemployment and inflation and consequently, the Phillips curve is downward-sloping.