Between 2009 and 2013:
a. both the actual and the structural deficit fell substantially.
b. both the actual and the structural deficit rose subtantially.
c. the actual deficit rose, while the structural deficit fell substantially.
d. the structural deficit rose, while the actual deficit fell substantially.
a
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A. decrease; downward B. increase; upward C. decrease; upward D. increase; downward
The network of devices directly communicating data to a computer without a person having to enter the data is known as
A) the Internet of Things. B) Big Data. C) Synergistic Communications. D) Artificial Intelligence.
In endogenous growth models, it is assumed that
a. there are external economies from public or private investments. b. there are diminishing marginal returns to capital. c. growth is explained by forces outside the model. d. the capital-labor ratio is constant.
In the figure above, a factor that could cause the demand for bonds to decrease (shift to the left) is
A) an increase in the expected return on bonds relative to other assets. B) a decrease in the expected return on bonds relative to other assets. C) an increase in wealth. D) a reduction in the riskiness of bonds relative to other assets.