Refer to Figure 26-11. In the dynamic model of AD-AS in the figure above, the economy is at point A in year 1 and is expected to go to point B in year 2, and the Federal Reserve pursues policy. This will result in
A) real GDP lower than what would occur if no policy had been pursued.
B) short-term interest rates higher than what would occur if no policy had been pursued.
C) unemployment rates higher than what would occur if no policy had been pursued.
D) inflation higher than what would occur if no policy had been pursued.
D
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A. accounting profit; accounting loss B. economic profit; economic loss C. economic profit; accounting loss D. accounting profit; economic loss
The time cost incurred by consumers who must find substitute products after a ban is placed on some good or service is an example of a(n)
a. capital cost d. operating expense b. fixed cost e. implicit cost c. explicit cost
Cyclical unemployment is caused by
A) technological change. B) fluctuations in the business cycle. C) a dynamic economy in which people want to switch jobs sometimes. D) predictable shifts in production associated with different seasons.
How can economists be confident that the pill itself is responsible for the increases in female labor force participation?
A. States that legalized the pill earlier also had earlier increases in female labor force participation. B. Starting from 1960, the year the pill was approved for sale, female labor force participation has been rising. C. States that legalized different versions of the pill had different patterns of female labor force participation. D. It seems to be common sense that delaying childbearing would increase labor force participation.